The U.S. Defense Budget Is Getting a Trim

Chainsaws and flamethrowers are literally out for federal spending, and there is no bigger discretionary target than the U.S. military’s budget. Not only is Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency gaining access to all of the feds’ digital systems in an effort to slash headcount, real property, and spending, but the Secretary of Defense just launched his own internal budget review.