Tony Bertuca

Chief Editor, Inside The Pentagon at Inside Defense

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Hegseth targets IT and management consultants in new in-sourcing memo

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is cutting and restricting the number of information technology and management consultants at the Pentagon, saying the "Department of Government Efficiency" has identified $5 billion in savings that can be realized from terminating contracts for such services, according to a memo . “Part of what we've uncovered is the Defense Department has become very much overly reliant on management consultants and contractors,” he said in a video posted to X .
DOGE given the power to review most DOD contracts

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has empowered cost-cutters at the "Department of Government Efficiency" to review all of the Pentagon's unclassified contracts, minus a few exemptions, according to a new memo released today . The Pentagon acquisition chief's office has 14 days to create a “workflow to facilitate” the new review process, Hegseth wrote.
Hegseth orders major restructuring of DOD’s independent weapons testing office

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the downsizing and reorganization of the independent office that oversees Pentagon weapons testing, according to a new memo released today .
DOD seeks to reduce the costs of moving military families

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

The Defense Department, which spends about $5 billion annually moving U.S. troops and their families between various military assignments around the world, is looking to cut those costs in the coming years by keeping people in place for longer periods.
DOD to 'redouble' efforts to favor commercial procurements

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

The Defense Department is working in compliance with a White House executive order to ensure it doesn't default to procuring expensive, custom-made systems and services when commercially available items can be found, according to a new Pentagon memo.
The week ahead | InsideDefense.com

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Not many events are on the Washington calendar this week with officials returning from a holiday weekend. MondayMemorial Day. WednesdayRTX Chairman and CEO Chris Calio, Northrop Grumman Chair, CEO and President Kathy Warden, Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet and Chief Financial Officer Evan Scott and HII President and CEO Chris Kastner speak at Bernstein’s 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.
House appropriators to mark up defense bill June 13

2 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

The House Appropriations Committee will meet June 13 to mark up its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill. The committee’s defense panel will meet in a classified session on June 10 to do its work on the bill.
Trump launches Golden Dome rush from the White House

2 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

President Trump, flanked in the Oval Office by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several GOP senators, promised a huge windfall for U.S. defense companies today as he officially launched the new Golden Dome program, naming a top Space Force general to manage the ambitious missile defense system, which he predicted would be complete in three years for a total cost of $175 billion.
Hegseth taps DOD's top spokesman to run Afghanistan review

2 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that after a three-month review of the actions related to the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the deadly Kabul airport suicide bombing that killed 13 servicemembers, he has determined an even more "comprehensive review" is needed and should be overseen by Sean Parnell, his chief spokesman and adviser. In a new memo released on X, Hegseth, referencing the Aug.
Pentagon announces new partnership with UAE

2 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca

The United States has signed a letter of intent with the United Arab Emirates to begin a new "major defense partnership," tapping the Defense Innovation Unit to facilitate potential investments in the co-development of military technologies, according to a Pentagon announcement.