Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department,

The Defense Department, which is the largest government agency, says it's reducing its civilian workforce by 5% to 8%.

Under GOP Sen. Doug Mastriano's proposal, the Pennsylvania DOGE could instantly stop spending what it deems unnecessary.

A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.

As the head of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to cut between $1 trillion and $2 trillion from the annual federal budget by 2026. “I think we can do at least $2 trillion,