Judge Brinkema halts the fund before it can start U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered the Justice Department to stop taking “any further action” on the Anti-Weaponization Fund, a move that does more than freeze payments. It blocks the program from being set up at all, including naming administrators, building a structure, or even doing the prep work that comes before government money starts changing hands. Courts are supposed to review executive action, not sit at the agency desk and decide who gets a chair, but here the judge did not just tap the brakes. She parked the car, took the keys, and filed the paperwork herself. What the fund was meant to do The fund was created as part of a settlement in Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the unlawful release of his tax information. Its purpose was simple enough to understand, which may be part of the problem in Washington. It would give people who believe they were harmed by government weaponization or politically motivated lawfare a way to seek compensation. That includes people who say they were dragged through investigations, public smears, or financial damage for political reasons rather than for real evidence of wrongdoing. In theory, this…

Pentagon Cuts Put Consultants on the Chopping BlockDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is terminating $5.1 billion in contracts he called nonessential. The list includes consulting deals, IT services, and other spending that sounds urgent only until someone asks what it actually does. Hegseth said the savings will be shifted back toward military priorities instead of flowing to firms that make a comfortable living explaining the obvious to the government. https://twitter.com/Ron_WatkinsQ/status/2061015161943539894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Big Firms Lose DHA, Cloud, and Navy WorkHegseth said one of the biggest cuts hits Defense Health Agency consulting contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, Booz Allen, and other firms, which he said will save $1.8 billion. He also pointed to a software reseller contract tied to enterprise cloud IT services that he said will save another $1.4 billion. A Navy business process consulting agreement worth about $500 million is also being ended. In plain English, the Pentagon is trying to stop paying high hourly rates for people to shuffle paper in circles. DEI, Climate, and Duplicate IT Jobs Get CutThe secretary said 11 more contracts are being canceled for DEI, climate, COVID-19 response, and related activities he described as nonessential. He also said a DARPA contract for IT help…