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…

Threats Outside Delaney HallActing Attorney General Todd Blanche says federal authorities arrested Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, 27, of Brooklyn, after video showed him threatening to kill ICE agents and their families outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark. The clip, which spread fast online, captured a familiar scene in modern protest politics, with activists claiming moral high ground while shouting threats that would get most people escorted out of any decent public place in under a minute.https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2060016960243425647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw DOJ Moves After the VideoBlanche said on television that the Justice Department would find the suspect, and federal officials later confirmed the arrest. Scelfo now faces federal felony charges for threatening to kill a law enforcement officer and his family, and the FBI reportedly searched his home before taking him into custody. The message from Washington was not subtle, which is rare enough to notice: if you threaten federal officers, the government may eventually remember that it has handcuffs.https://twitter.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2060517840457724130 More Charges Tied to the Same ProtestsBlanche also announced a separate case tied to the same demonstrations, charging Brendan John Geier with allegedly assaulting ICE officers by kicking and biting them during a clash. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the FBI and DOJ and…