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Layoffs loom at Pentagon-funded think tank after Hegseth slashes weapons-testing office

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent personnel cuts in the Pentagon office responsible for weapons testing have halted all work.

The Institute for Defense Analyses , or IDA , provides technical expertise and analysis to support the weapons testing office.

DOT&E was established in 1983 out of growing concern that the Pentagon lacked clear and independent view of how its weapons systems performed under real-world conditions.