U.S. Defense Department terminates $5.1 billion in IT contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others
The Hindu
Defense Secretary orders termination of $5.1 billion IT contracts with Accenture and Deloitte, citing wasteful spending and savings.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the termination of IT services contracts, totally valued at $5.1 billion, with companies such as Accenture and Deloitte, a memo showed on Thursday (April 11, 2025).
The pacts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for services Pentagon employees can perform, Mr. Hegseth said in the April 10 memo released by the Pentagon.
“These terminations represent $5.1 billion in wasteful spending...and nearly $4 billion in estimated savings,” Mr. Hegseth added.
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