1 00:00:00,819 --> 00:00:03,041 Hey everybody , we're back with another 2 00:00:03,041 --> 00:00:04,986 quick update on our efforts to cut 3 00:00:04,986 --> 00:00:07,300 wasteful spending and cut it quickly at 4 00:00:07,300 --> 00:00:09,522 the Department of Defense so we get the 5 00:00:09,522 --> 00:00:11,467 dollars to the things that the war 6 00:00:11,467 --> 00:00:13,633 fighters need . So today I'm signing a 7 00:00:13,633 --> 00:00:15,800 memo directing the termination of over 8 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,719 $580 million in DOD contracts and 9 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:22,780 grants that do not match the priorities 10 00:00:22,780 --> 00:00:24,947 of this president or this department . 11 00:00:24,947 --> 00:00:27,113 In other words , they are not a . Good 12 00:00:27,113 --> 00:00:29,329 use of taxpayer dollars ultimately 13 00:00:29,329 --> 00:00:31,870 that's who funds us and we owe you 14 00:00:31,870 --> 00:00:33,814 transparency and making sure we're 15 00:00:33,814 --> 00:00:35,814 using it well . So here's a quickly 16 00:00:35,814 --> 00:00:38,037 what we're canceling today . There's an 17 00:00:38,037 --> 00:00:40,750 HR software effort that was supposed to 18 00:00:40,750 --> 00:00:44,229 take a year and cost $36 million but 19 00:00:44,229 --> 00:00:46,950 instead it's taken 8 years and is 20 00:00:46,950 --> 00:00:50,360 currently $280 million over budget , 21 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:52,708 not delivering what it was supposed to , 22 00:00:52,708 --> 00:00:56,110 so that's 780% over budget . 23 00:00:56,540 --> 00:00:58,873 We're not doing that anymore . Number 2 , 24 00:00:58,873 --> 00:01:01,889 another batch of DOD grants , $360 25 00:01:01,889 --> 00:01:05,529 million worth this time . Decarbonizing 26 00:01:05,529 --> 00:01:08,129 emissions from Navy ships , part of the 27 00:01:08,129 --> 00:01:10,260 Obama-Biden green agenda , that's $6 28 00:01:10,260 --> 00:01:12,940 million 5.2 million dollars on 29 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:15,819 something that would diversify and 30 00:01:15,819 --> 00:01:18,860 engage the Navy , uh , by engaging 31 00:01:18,860 --> 00:01:21,300 underrepresented BIPOC students and 32 00:01:21,300 --> 00:01:24,059 scholars , another $9 million at a 33 00:01:24,059 --> 00:01:27,739 university to approach equitable AI and 34 00:01:27,739 --> 00:01:30,019 machine learning models . I need lethal 35 00:01:30,019 --> 00:01:32,241 machine learning models , not equitable 36 00:01:32,241 --> 00:01:34,559 machine learning models . And number 3 , 37 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:37,011 in our ongoing effort to cut wasteful 38 00:01:37,011 --> 00:01:38,849 spending on external consulting 39 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:41,730 services , $30 million in contracts 40 00:01:41,730 --> 00:01:44,739 with Gartner and McKinsey , it's IT 41 00:01:44,739 --> 00:01:47,610 purchasing unused licenses . So when 42 00:01:47,610 --> 00:01:50,370 you add it all up $580 million in DOD . 43 00:01:50,599 --> 00:01:53,300 Contracts and grants . Doge is helping 44 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:55,559 us cut today . Uh , what does that 45 00:01:55,559 --> 00:01:57,726 bring our total number up ? Total cuts 46 00:01:57,959 --> 00:02:01,120 running total $800 million in wasteful 47 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,176 spending canceled over the first few 48 00:02:03,176 --> 00:02:07,150 weeks as DOD partners with Doge here . 49 00:02:07,599 --> 00:02:09,821 To make sure that our war fighters have 50 00:02:09,821 --> 00:02:11,932 what they need by cutting the waste , 51 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:14,099 fraud and abuse they're working hard , 52 00:02:14,099 --> 00:02:16,043 we're working hard with them we we 53 00:02:16,043 --> 00:02:18,210 appreciate the work that they're doing 54 00:02:18,210 --> 00:02:17,880 and we have a lot more coming , so stay 55 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:19,880 tuned . So if you might as well not 56 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,102 waste any more time right now just sign 57 00:02:22,102 --> 00:02:24,213 this thing . How about that ? So this 58 00:02:24,213 --> 00:02:25,800 makes it . Official 59 00:02:31,250 --> 00:02:33,110 We're gonna keep going for you guys .