The Pentagon is in the middle of identifying personnel and programs it can cut to save between 5% and 8% of its budget.

Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, was enraged after The New York Times reported he would receive a Pentagon briefing on China war plans.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that he would be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”