Elon Musk Targets CIA in $1 Trillion Federal Waste Mission

Elon Musk's crusade to streamline federal spending continues with a focus on the CIA, as he aims to eliminate inefficiencies across government agencies.

Elon Musk has shifted his focus towards the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in his ambitious quest to eradicate $1 trillion in federal waste, as part of his collaboration with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established under President Trump. According to reports from The Hill, CIA Director John Ratcliffe has personally invited Musk to engage in discussions regarding potential reforms, marking the CIA as the latest agency to be scrutinized during Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting initiative.

Since January, Musk and DOGE have been diligently examining excessive budgets, uncovering areas of waste, redundancy, and inefficiency throughout various federal departments. The overarching goal is to cut through bureaucratic red tape and rejuvenate the principles of government accountability—one agency at a time. With the CIA now part of this overhaul, Musk’s involvement sends a clear signal: no organization, regardless of its secrecy or power, is exempt from the efficiency reforms he is championing.