Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is razing the in-house Pentagon think tank that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accused last month of “egregious waste, fraud and abuse.”
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Thursday, “As part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to strengthening our national defense, the Secretary of Defense has directed the disestablishment of the Office of Net Assessment (ONA) and the development of a plan to rebuild it in alignment with the Department’s strategic priorities.”
“This decision ensures that our resources are focused on the most pressing national security challenges while maintaining accountability and efficiency,” added Parnell.
ONA personnel will be reassigned to mission-critical roles within the Defense Department, noted the spokesman.
Grassley celebrated the move, stating, “After years raising Cain about the Office of Net Assessment’s failure to strengthen our national defense and its rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars, I’m thrilled to hear the news that President Trump is abolishing this wasteful and ineffective office.”
“Praise the Lord,” continued Grassley. “This wise move saves American taxpayers over 20 million dollars a year.”
The ONA, which has contracted a lot of work out to Washington, D.C.-based