Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that $5.1 billion in federal defense contracts will be cut as the Defense Department works with the Department of Government Efficiency to eliminate waste in the federal government.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum Thursday outlining $5.1 billion in cuts to Department of Defense spending through terminated contracts. The Pentagon leader said the contracts amounted to “nonessential spending” on third-party consultants for services “more efficiently” performed by the department’s workforce using existing resources.