DOGE given the power to review most DOD contracts

By Tony Bertuca / May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has empowered cost-cutters at the "Department of Government Efficiency" to review all of the Pentagon's unclassified contracts, minus a few exemptions, according to a new memo released today . The Pentagon acquisition chief's office has 14 days to create a “workflow to facilitate” the new review process, Hegseth wrote. “The Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team will have the opportunity to provide input on all unclassified contracts,” the memo states. Senior defense...

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