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Pete Hegseth: “In the Pentagon, $100 million sole source contracts go out…”

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Hegseth Announces Pentagon Taking 'Sledgehammer To The Oldest DEI Program'

Published January 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:28

And their investigation is just beginning. Treasury, justice, and the Small Business Administration under Administrator Loeffler are all actively investigating their 8A contracts right now. Now In the Pentagon, $100 million sole source contracts go out the door to these 8A firms almost every day. $100 million sole source contracts go OUT our door to these 8A firms almost EVERY day, without any competition or opportunity for anyone else to bid. (02:28–02:38)

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Asserts that the Pentagon issues $100 million sole-source contracts to 8A firms almost daily.

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“If a contract doesn't make us more lethal, it's gone.”
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