Pentagon Official Claims DOGE Will Save Department $80 Million

The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, US.

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Initial work by the Department of Government Efficiency at the Defense Department is expected to yield $80 million in savings, according to the Pentagon’s chief spokesman.

In a video posted to social media on Monday evening, Sean Parnell, the assistant to the secretary of Defense for public affairs, pointed to contracts tied to diversity, equity and inclusion and climate resiliency as evidence of waste.