Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) presented strategies to tech mogul Elon Musk on Thursday on how the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency could potentially cut government spending.
What Happened: Warren outlined as many as 30 recommendations in a letter to Musk, President Donald Trump’s close ally and head of the department. One of the prime suggestions was to negotiate better deals for Department of Defense contracts.
Other proposals included recreating the DoD Renegotiation Board to challenge excess profits, preventing the military from doing civilian jobs, and stopping corporate welfare for DoD contractors.
Warren also urged the transfer of Guantánamo Bay detainees to other countries and take steps to close the “world’s most expensive detention program.”
She said if acted upon, her recommendations on defense spending would save the government $200 billion in the next 12 years.
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