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Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon
Cutting first and asking questions later could hurt national security, House Armed Services committee members say.
Will DOGE Bring Real Change to the Pentagon?
After taking a wrecking ball to other federal agencies, the DOGE has turned its attention to the Pentagon. Will it make real ...
Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report
Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...
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How DOGE Could Impact Pentagon Spending
The Pentagon is reportedly preparing lists of weapons programs it wants to cancel to coincide with Elon Musk's potential cuts ...
Hegseth confirms DOGE analysts are in Pentagon to cut waste
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the Pentagon to uncover waste, fraud and abuse in the government’s largest ...
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DOGE meets with Pentagon officials to plan cuts at the biggest U.S. department
"We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon, and I hope to welcome Elon to the Pentagon very soon and his team, working in collaboration with us," Hegseth said last week. "There are waste, redundancies and ...
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DOGE team welcomed at the Pentagon but some remain skeptical
"We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon," said Secretary Pete Hegseth. "And I hope to welcome Elon to the Pentagon very soon." The Pentagon employs 3.7 million personnel with a budget exceeding $850 ...
DOGE is getting lists of military’s probationary workers from Pentagon
It is not clear whether all probationary personnel will be let go — instead, some might be exempted due to the critical ...
Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal workforce ...