Pentagon’s DOGE Unit to Scrutinize 400,000 Contracts for Cuts

The Pentagon is preparing for its in-house DOGE team to examine almost half a million contracts and grants in a bid to trim waste.

More than 400,000 open contracts and grants will be scrutinized for “additional savings” in fiscal 2026 and later, and as “efficiencies are identified,” officials will submit formal requests to Congress to shift purported savings to other programs, according to the recently posted 2026 Budget Highlights document.

Department of Government Efficiency efforts “are multi-layered and will be enacted over multiple budget cycles” as the Pentagon is “focused on immediately eliminating spending in conflict with Presidential priorities through ...