- 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 heel of a deadly plane crash outside of Washington, DC, 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 flight collided with a military 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. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation and expects the preliminary report to be available within 30 days of the crash.
According to the NTSB's latest update, the Blackhawk is still in the Potomac and holds key information for the investigation. The agency has completed interviews with the air traffic controllers involved.
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.
