09:06 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oracle's (ORCL) contract with the US Department of Defense, supported by Leidos ( LDOS ) , will be terminated as part of the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Oracle in 2019 said its cloud HR software was chosen by the department to manage the Pentagon's civilian staff. The next year, Leidos ( LDOS ) said it would support the project, the report said.

In the memo, Hegseth said the program and other associated contracts are six years delayed and more than $280 million over budget, according to the report.

The department has 60 days to come up with a new plan for streamlining HR technology operations, Bloomberg said.

Oracle, Leidos ( LDOS ) and the Pentagon did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

Shares of Oracle and Leidos ( LDOS ) were down 2.4% and 3.6%, respectively, in recent premarket activity Friday.

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