The Pentagon is preparing for its turn under Elon Musk’s microscope. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Republicans in the Senate are ready for it — so long as it isn’t like what Musk’s team did to USAID.
“We can’t say, ‘It’d be more efficient,’ but not be ready to go fight a war. We’ve got to still be prepared,” Sen. James Lankford told NOTUS.
Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have taken a blunt instrument to large swathes of the federal government, attempting to shut down agencies, slash funding and end programs deemed out of line with President Donald Trump’s agenda. Republicans on Capitol Hill have backed up the DOGE mission — even while admitting it’s “breaking” parts of government.