Another 30 million were cut into contracts with external consultants on “non -essential” issues
The US Department of Defense announced a $ 580 million (534 million euros) cut in expenses considered “waste” and not aligned with security priorities in the country, including diversity programs or climate change.
According to a memorandum by the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to the Pentagon staff, the analysis identified more than $ 360 million in subsidies for research projects and activities not considered aligned with the guidance of the new administration, in areas such as diversity, equity and inclusion, climate change, social sciences or response to Covid-19 pandemic.
The cuts also aim at the Software Development Program of the Defense Civil Resources Management System (DCHRMS) and the Associated Active Contracts in the Defense Human Resources activity (DHRA).
This program, he is currently six years late and has exceeded the budget by over $ 280 million, requiring at least two more years of development and testing before reaching the initial operational capacity.
Hegseth noted that this project had a “important” mission that remains pending, but argued that a greater investment in the same “would be a waste of taxpayer money.”
Another 30 million were cut into contracts with external consultants on “non -essential” issues.
This first round of cancellations, according to Hegseth, is part of a broader Pentagon’s effort to eliminate unnecessary spending on non -essential consulting services.
Hegseth said it will relocate for goals that consider priority about $ 170 million cut in other areas.
