Pentagon to terminate $5.1 billion in IT contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

The pacts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for providers Pentagon workers can carry out, Defense Secretary Hegseth mentioned in the April 10 memo launched by the Pentagon. File
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the termination of IT providers contracts, completely valued at $5.1 billion, with firms equivalent to Accenture and Deloitte, a memo confirmed on Thursday (April 11, 2025).

The pacts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for providers Pentagon workers can carry out, Mr. Hegseth mentioned in the April 10 memo launched by the Pentagon.

“These terminations represent $5.1 billion in wasteful spending…and nearly $4 billion in estimated savings,” Mr. Hegseth added.