# Pentagon Launches FAST Spending Review

The Department of War (DOW) established the Force Agility and Streamlining Team (FAST) within its comptroller office to identify duplicative work, wasteful contracts, inefficient processes, and outdated organizational structures. FAST will coordinate with military departments and defense agencies and recommend consolidations, realignments, or cancellations to redirect resources toward higher priorities. The department has not announced specific reviews, procurement actions, contract values, or a schedule, so contractors do not yet have a defined set of affected procurements.

- Contractors supporting DOW/DoD should be prepared to demonstrate measurable mission value and explain how their work differs from potentially duplicative efforts.
- Companies with defense portfolios may find that FAST recommendations lead to changes in programs, contracts, or staffing, although no specific contract impacts have been identified.
- Procurement teams can use the announcement to review current defense work for overlap and document the operational outcomes their contracts deliver.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of War (DOW)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer
- Defense agencies
- Military departments

### Key Quotes
> Success will be measured by results, not by another layer of process. If a program is duplicative, we should eliminate it. If a process can be streamlined, we should streamline it.
> — Jules Hurst III, Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer

> The FAST will serve as the foundation of an enduring institutional mechanism to advance this imperative across the department.
> — Steve Feinberg, Deputy Secretary of Defense

> Every dollar we spend should make our military stronger, more ready and more lethal.
> — Jay Hurst, Pentagon Comptroller

### Sources
- [Pentagon Launches Force Agility & Streamlining Team](https://www.executivegov.com/articles/pentagon-fast-force-agility-streamlining-team-audit) - ExecutiveGov
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