Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.