US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Elon Musk’s team at the DOGE would work with aviation authorities to “rethink” the nation’s airspace.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the US on Wednesday, to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, as Musk’s DOGE project is poised to “upgrade” the US aviation system.
The lawmakers on Wednesday wrote to Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, and asked what security precautions had been taken to prevent unauthorised leaks of information by staff at DOGE. Trump tapped Musk to run the taskforce, which has quickly gotten to work dismantling whole agencies of the federal government.
US Arab American and Muslim leaders, including some who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election, criticised the president’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, but some of them said they still believed he was the best option for lasting peace in the region. Outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, a crowd of about 1000 people gathered in freezing temperatures.
The remarks underscore how the organisation led by the world’s richest man is rapidly spreading across the federal government in what they say is an effort to boost efficiency and root out waste. The national airspace system overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration manages the safety and movement of thousands of aircraft across the country, making it some of the federal government’s most critical infrastructure.
DOGE’s involvement in managing US airspace will raise questions about Musk’s conflicts of interest, since the FAA regulates his rocket company, SpaceX.
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