Pentagon to cancel $5.1 billion in consulting contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton and others

In an extensive cost-cutting move, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declared the cancellation of $1.5 billion worth of IT and consulting contracts granted to companies like Deloitte, Accenture, and Booz Allen Hamilton. The decision was highlighted in an internal Pentagon memo released on Thursday night. As per Reuters report, the contracts have been termed as ”non-essential spending on third party consultants.” These are services, as Hegseth stated, that could be handled internally by Pentagon personnel.