President Trump tasks Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with reviewing the Pentagon and the Department of Education, citing concerns about wasteful spending. The move comes after the Pentagon's repeated audit failures and Trump's past campaign pledge to dismantle the Department of Education.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will target the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of Education. During a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Trump stated that he had 'instructed' Musk to review both agencies. Trump claimed that his administration would examine 'tremendous amounts of money' allocated towards endeavors with 'no value,' stating, 'We're talking about trillions of dollars ...
being absolutely wasted,' and possibly even 'illegally.' The Department of Education and the Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the president's remarks.This scrutiny follows the Pentagon's failure to pass its seventh consecutive audit last year. Trump, during his campaign, repeatedly vowed to dismantle the Department of Education, arguing that education 'power' should be transferred to individual states. Lawmakers at the Department of Education's headquarters in Washington, D.C., requested a meeting with Acting Education Secretary Denise Carter to discuss the potential plans to abolish the agency. DOGE, this week, focused its attention on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides billions in humanitarian aid worldwide. DOGE's review resulted in USAID employees being barred from their offices on Monday. Subsequently, the agency announced that all direct-hire personnel globally would be placed on administrative leave. However, a federal judge temporarily blocked this plan on Friday. This decision followed USAID signs in Washington, D.C., being covered with black tape. The actions taken by DOGE have quickly drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., stated on Monday that the presidential advisory committee is 'not a real government agency' and lacks 'authority to make spending decisions.' Schumer further wrote via X, “An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Thursday that she would be leaving the House DOGE Caucus, citing frustrations with Musk and 'his lackeys.
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