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HASC’s Wittman: DOGE Can ‘Bring Some Value’ To Looking For Efficiencies At DoD

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

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HASC’s Wittman: DOGE Can ‘Bring Some Value’ To Looking For Efficiencies At DoD

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) (center) of Virginia shakes the hand of Brig. Gen. Forrest Poole (right) on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2021 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

A senior GOP member of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can “bring some value” to improving Pentagon efforts, including pursuit of advanced technology development. “I think they will bring some value to the table. That is, how do we create efficiencies within a very large bureaucracy? And I think there’s lots of places to go there,” Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) told Defense Daily following remarks at an event hosted by the…

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