Pentagon Gutts Missile Defense Oversight Office | JQJO

Pentagon office overseeing testing of President Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system was drastically downsized from over 100 employees to 30, following a request for a meeting from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Defense officials claim the move, ordered by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, was a retaliatory action to stifle potential negative findings. Hegseth maintains the restructuring was to streamline processes, but critics, including Senator Jack Reed, express concerns about jeopardizing operational readiness and wasting taxpayer money due to inadequate oversight.