Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth stated he welcomes Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) on the Division of Protection (DOD) as each glance to chop spending.
Hegseth joined former Fox Information colleague Maria Bartiromo for “Sunday Morning Futures,” the place he stated DOD can be operating each independently and along DOGE to evaluate the dep.’s massive price range.
“We need to know when we spend dollars. We need to know where they’re going and why,” Hegseth stated. “That’s easy accounting, and that has no longer existed on the Protection Division.
“We’re going to fix that, but that’s not even DOGE,” he persevered. “I mean, we welcome Elon Musk and DOGE coming into our department to help us identify additional ways in which we can streamline processes.”
Hegseth was once one in every of President Trump’s extra debatable nominees, despite the fact that he was once one of the most first ones showed by means of the Senate thru a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Vance. He has dedicated to getting the Pentagon to go a blank audit after the dep. has failed a number of in a row.
He famous that the Marine Corps has handed a blank audit for the remaining two years, which he applauds, however stated it must be a department-wide topic. Hegseth additionally highlighted the rustic’s debt and stated each buck must be spent properly, specifically for DOD’s undertaking.
“So, we welcome DOGE at DOD,” he reiterated. “We will partner with them, and it’s long overdue.”
Bartiromo requested Hegseth if, because it examines the price range, will the dep. be modernizing its sources.
“Modernization is an incredibly important part of what we’re doing at DOD,” he stated, later including that the 2026 fiscal price range can be interested by protective the rustic’s borders and skies.
