{"id":2400765,"date":"2025-02-09T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T17:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-expects-to-find-billions-in-fraud-and-abuse-in-military-and-education-department-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T17:51:34","slug":"trump-expects-to-find-billions-in-fraud-and-abuse-in-military-and-education-department-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-expects-to-find-billions-in-fraud-and-abuse-in-military-and-education-department-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump expects to find \u2018billions\u2019 in \u2018fraud and abuse\u2019 in military and Education Department &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-expects-to-find-billions-in-fraud-and-abuse-in-military-and-education-department-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, former President Donald Trump expressed\u200c confidence in discovering &#8220;billions&#8221; in wasteful spending within the Education and Defense departments, facilitated by Elon Musk, who \u2063he has appointed to lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trump\u200d anticipates significant cuts<\/a> to the federal budget, aiming for a reduction of up to \u200d$2 trillion. he plans to direct Musk to investigate potential fraud and abuse within these departments, highlighting issues\u2062 like overpayments to military\u2062 contractors. \u2064Trump has previously proposed the elimination\u200d of the \u2063Education Department, which oversees a significant portion of K-12\u2064 funding and \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-hiding-damning-report-on-student-debt-crisis-lawmakers-say\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Hiding Damning Report on Student Debt Crisis, Lawmakers Say\">federal student loan program<\/a>.The interview is set\u2062 to air just before \u2062the Super Bowl, where \u200bTrump will notably become the \u200cfirst sitting president to \u200dattend the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump expects to find &lsquo;billions&rsquo; in &lsquo;fraud and abuse&rsquo; in military and Education Department<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1984293\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> believes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> will uncover &ldquo;billions of dollars&rdquo; wasted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Education<\/a> and Defense departments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to tell him [Elon Musk] very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education,&rdquo; Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-brian-stelter-cuts-off-bari-weiss-asks-whos-stopping-the-conversation\/\" title=\"WATCH: Brian Stelter Cuts Off Bari Weiss, Asks \u2018Who\u2019s Stopping The Conversation?\u2019\">pre-recorded interview<\/a> with Fox News&rsquo;s Bret Baier set to air before the Super Bowl on Sunday. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to find the same thing. Then I&rsquo;m going to tell him to go check the military. Let&rsquo;s check the military. We&rsquo;ll&nbsp;find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse. And, you know, the people elected me on that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump appointed Elon Musk to head the Department of Government Efficiency with the goal of cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget.&nbsp;During the excerpt of his Sunday interview, Trump said Musk has been &ldquo;terrific&rdquo; with his work to cut government spending.<\/p>\n<p>The president has promised to abolish the Education Department, which is responsible for providing about 10% of K-12 funding nationwide and operates the $1.6 trillion federal student loan program.<\/p>\n<p>And in the Department of Defense, there have been many instances of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pentagon-budget-price-gouging-military-contractors-60-minutes-2023-05-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military overpaying contractors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a huge problem of the government being able to supervise these contractors carefully enough to be able to make sure we&rsquo;re getting our money&rsquo;s worth,&rdquo; Don Kettl, an expert on government administration and former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7209307\/elon-musk-elizabeth-warren\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_term=politics_congress&amp;linkId=722915572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>TIME<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the creation of DOGE, it was discovered by the Congressional Budget Office that Congress had provided $516 billion in funding in fiscal 2024 for programs that had expired under federal law. This equates to nearly 500 expired programs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2024-07\/60390-EEAA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBO&rsquo;s July report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the federal government made an estimated $236 billion in improper payments for government programs in fiscal 2023. &ldquo;Improper payments and fraud are long-standing and significant problems in the federal government,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Williams-Brown-Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House testimony from the Government Accountability Office<\/a> in September said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s full interview with Fox News is set to air just before Sunday&rsquo;s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. 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