Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered staff cuts at the congressionally mandated Pentagon office that oversees tests of major weapons systems, to ensure they’re effective and maintainable, before billions of dollars are spent on them.

Hegseth said in a new memo the move was informed by a "comprehensive internal review" that identified nonessential personnel within the office.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to rein in the chaos at the Pentagon is only creating more internal turmoil, according to a report from The Washington Post. The Post, citing unnamed sources,