DOD press release: DOGE finds $80 million in waste

DOD announced via press release that DOGE identified approximately $80 million in "wasteful spending" on programs deemed unrelated to its core mission. Highlighted expenditures include $1.9 million for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, $6 million to the University of Montana for democracy initiatives, and $1.6 million to the University of Florida for climate research in Africa. ​ DOD's annual budget surpasses $800 billion, making the cited $80 million less than 0.01% of its total expenditures.