Elon Musk says DOGE will make 'rapid safety upgrades' to the air traffic control system following deadly plane crash
Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next.
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- Amid a blitz across the federal government, DOGE is set to take on the FAA next.
- Musk said that DOGE would "aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system."
- It comes on the heels of a deadly plane crash near Washington DC.
On the heels of two deadly plane crashes, Elon Musk says the "Department of Government Efficiency" will be making changes to the country's air traffic control system.
Musk wrote on X that he and DOGE had President Donald Trump's support and "will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system."
He noted that over the weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration's safety notification system "failed for several hours."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the news saying Musk's team was "going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system."
It was not immediately clear on Wednesday what changes Musk and DOGE planned to make, and the White House did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Last week, an American Airlines plane collided with a Blackhawk helicopter above the Potomac River near Washington, DC, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Trump and Vice President JD Vance blamed diversity initiatives for the incident.
In recent days, Musk's DOGE team has been on a blitz across the federal government, gaining access to the Treasury's payment processing system and seizing control of the US Agency for International Development, provoking outrage from Democratic lawmakers.
