![Pentagon Denies It Hid Report Showing More Than $100 Billion in Waste Pentagon Denies It Hid Report Showing More Than $100 Billion in Waste](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1049787678-310x168.jpg)
On Tuesday the Pentagon denied that it attempted to cover up a study from 2015 indicating potential savings in noncombat administrative programs of $125 billion.
Through recommendations based on a back-office waste evaluation, the Defense Department hopes to save $7.9 billion in the next five years.