The Navy is canceling almost $300 million worth of grants, awards and IT contracts identified as wasteful by the "Department of Government Efficiency," Navy Secretary John Phelan announced via X on Thursday night, marking the first publicly announced DOGE-related cuts within the sea service. According to the post, Phelan is canceling “IT contracts that are ineffective and over-budget” as well as “45 grants and awards funding non-essential activities like studying the ‘population consequences of the disturbance of humpback whales in...
