Pentagon ordered to reallocate $50 billion, targeting climate and diversity programs

The Pentagon has indicated that among the programs likely to be scaled back or eliminated are climate change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

The Pentagon has indicated that among the programs likely to be scaled back or eliminated are climate change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

It's not just programs at risk. Thousands of jobs could also be cut, with Department of Government Efficiency staffers receiving lists of probationary employees who might be let go. In 2023, the government's Accountability Office found that more than 700,000 full-time civilians were working for the Defense Department. That's all across the country. The roughly $50 billion. The reduction is about 8% of the military budget. The money would shift to border security and US missile defense system, or *** so-called Iron Dome for America. In *** statement, the Defense Department says it will once again resource war fighting and cease unnecessary spending that set our military back under the previous administration. Including through so-called climate change and other woke programs, as well as excessive bureaucracy. Previous administrations labeled climate change *** military threat, with previous storms and severe weather costing billions of dollars to military installations, and it was considered *** threat to military readiness at the Pentagon, I'm Christopher.

Pentagon ordered to reallocate $50 billion, targeting climate and diversity programs

The Pentagon has indicated that among the programs likely to be scaled back or eliminated are climate change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the U.S. military to find $50 billion in budget cuts, reallocating those funds to support President Donald Trump’s top priorities, including border security and missile defense.Hegseth said his department is working closely with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as it implements a hiring freeze and lays off "underperformers." "It is simply not in the public interest to retain individuals whose contributions are not mission critical and to restore accountability within the federal workforce," Hegseth said. The $50 billion reallocation amounts to roughly 8% of the military budget. In 2023, the Department of Defense has more than 700,000 full-time civilian workers, according to a Government Accountability Office report.Hegseth also said there are certain areas where funds will not be refocused including border protection, missile defense, drone technology, and training and the defense industrial base among others. The Pentagon has indicated that among the programs likely to be scaled back or eliminated are climate change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts."The Department will once again resource warfighting and cease unnecessary spending that set our military back under the previous administration, including through so-called ‘climate change’ and other woke programs, as well as excessive bureaucracy," the Defense Department said in a statement.While the current administration aims to redirect funds toward national security priorities, past military leaders have warned that climate change poses a significant threat to military infrastructure. Previous Pentagon assessments have cited severe weather, including hurricanes and rising sea levels, as risks to military bases and overall readiness.

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Hegseth said his department is working closely with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as it implements a hiring freeze and lays off "underperformers."

"It is simply not in the public interest to retain individuals whose contributions are not mission critical and to restore accountability within the federal workforce," Hegseth said.

The $50 billion reallocation amounts to roughly 8% of the military budget. In 2023, the Department of Defense has more than 700,000 full-time civilian workers, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Hegseth also said there are certain areas where funds will not be refocused including border protection, missile defense, drone technology, and training and the defense industrial base among others.

The Pentagon has indicated that among the programs likely to be scaled back or eliminated are climate change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

"The Department will once again resource warfighting and cease unnecessary spending that set our military back under the previous administration, including through so-called ‘climate change’ and other woke programs, as well as excessive bureaucracy," the Defense Department said in a statement.

While the current administration aims to redirect funds toward national security priorities, past military leaders have warned that climate change poses a significant threat to military infrastructure. Previous Pentagon assessments have cited severe weather, including hurricanes and rising sea levels, as risks to military bases and overall readiness.

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