Hegseth Says DOGE Found $6 Billion in Pentagon Budget Cuts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress Tuesday that the Pentagon’s collaboration with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found $6 billion in cuts so far from the agency’s budget of nearly $1 trillion.

He added that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget also shifts $30 billion from away from “nonlethal priorities” under the Biden administration, according to a copy of his opening statement posted online.

“Every cent will provide capabilities to deter our adversaries, and if necessary, prevail on the battlefield,” Hegseth was set to tell a House appropriations defense subcommittee.

In addition to seeking to streamline the Pentagon’s slow ...