Allen Control Systems CEO Steve Simoni said DOGE's impending DoD audit will uncover "all kinds of wasteful spending" amid the Pentagon's need to modernize to keep pace with China.

In a dramatic Friday night purge, President Donald Trump took decisive action to avoid a repeat of his first term when he tussled with senior military leaders, by firing America’s top general and removing others in an effort to ensure he has a fully compliant Pentagon.

DOGE’s ‘wall of receipts’ is riddled with errors and inconsistencies,” by POLITICO’s Jessie Blaeser: As proof of its purported $55 billion in savings for taxpayers, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has offered up a “wall of receipts” representing a subset of canceled contracts.

The software company with close ties to the U.S. military saw its stock plummet by double digits in less than two days.

Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military’s probationary employees, U.S. officials said.

Personnel from Elon Musk's government downsizing team called DOGE held what appeared to be their first meetings at the Pentagon on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters, as senior military officers brace for billions in possible spending cuts.

DOGE looks to investigate the budget for the Pentagon as well as seeing where funds are going for various other departments of the federal government.

According to a memo released on X, Darin Selnick, who is working as the defense undersecretary for personnel, said the vaccine mandate was an “unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary burden” on service members.

Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he wants to organize a summit with Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi and suggested that the three great powers agree to stop building nuclear weapons and cut their defense spending "in half.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to one the best moments of his excursion.

And what if DOGE goes rogue in the Pentagon? If Mr Musk causes chaos or corrupts procurement, the consequences for America’s security could be catastrophic. The problems are clearest in the struggle to turn technology into a military advantage.