Heard whispers about project eliminations?

Okay, this is purely speculative, but I've been hearing some pretty concerning rumors filtering down about certain projects being put on indefinite hold or even outright canceled. It's not the big, headline-grabbing programs, but smaller R&D initiatives and support functions. The justification, as I understand it, is all about 'focusing resources' on core production and meeting delivery targets. One person I spoke to, who is closer to program management, mentioned that the 'cost-benefit analysis' for some of these peripheral projects isn't looking good anymore. They weren't explicitly told about layoffs tied to this, but when projects get axed, people usually follow. Has anyone else heard anything similar? Trying to gauge if this is a widespread internal shift or just isolated incidents. It's tough to get clear info these days.