High-tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that the government's Department of Efficiency (DOGE) will be making a “quickly safety upgrade” to the air traffic control system along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“With the support of President @RealdonaldTrump, the @Doge team aims to increase the speedy safety of the air traffic control system,” Musk wrote Wednesday. Social Platform xhe owns it.
“Only a few days ago, the FAA's major aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!” he added that it is likely that he was referring to the suspension of FAA notifications to the air mission system over the weekend. .
Transport Secretary Shawn Duffy I told CNN over the weekend This system allows pilots to download flight details before travel, and what is necessary for the plane to fly.
Shortly before Wednesday's mask post, Duffy Post to X He spoke with the Doge team “plug in to help upgrade the aviation system.”
The Department of Transport (DOT) did not immediately respond to Hill's request for details on what these upgrades would look like.
When asked about the upgrade, a White House spokesman doubled Doge's mission.
“Doge is carrying out President Trump's commitment to making the government more responsible, efficient and, most importantly, to restore proper management of the hard-earned dollars of American taxpayers. “The spokesman said. “The people leading this mission at Elon Musk are fully adhering to the proper security clearance, not as external advisors or entities, as employees of federal law, appropriate security clearance and related agencies.”
“Doge's ongoing operations may be viewed as destructive by those who have established themselves in federal bureaucracy that resists change,” the spokesman added. “Changes can be uncomfortable, but they are necessary and are consistent with the power of attorney supported by more than 77 million American voters.”
Musk owns SpaceX, a leading aerospace company, and is a social media company called Tesla, an electric car manufacturer, and Tesla.
His remarks come almost a week after a fatal air collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people were killed on American Airlines planes and helicopters.
The crash has prompted FAA scrutiny and the Trump administration's plan to reduce federal bureaucracy.
The FAA employee reportedly was sent an offer to resign on an eight-month salary one day before the conflict, but personnel administration officials later said the controller was not eligible for the offer. Associated Press It has been reported.
There is no evidence that efforts to reduce the federal workforce played a role in the clash, and a shortage of air traffic controllers was a problem long before President Trump took office or started dogeing.
Thousands of federal workers are being offered acquisitions as Trump, Musk and Doge seek to cut government spending and bureaucracy. On his first day in office, Trump issued a federal freeze that employs a federal freeze, which applies to many of the federal government, but air traffic controllers were not included in the freeze. AP pointed out.
Musk made headlines this week after his team pushed access to the Treasury payment system, with Doge staff involved in the Small Business Management and Government Services Agency. Musk is also a supporter of voices robbing the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) I hit it right away Duffy's announcement of Doge's work.
“They have no related experience. Most of them aren't old enough to rent a car, and you'll ruin the safety of airlines that have already deteriorated with your watch. Are you doing that?” she wrote to X.
Some of the Doge staff are reportedly young adults, some of whom have not graduated from college.
Duffy Write back to x, x“Madame's secretary, with all respect, is the reason why our country's infrastructure is falling apart, with all his respect, and “experienced” Washington bureaucrats. You need to sit this down. ”
