Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.

Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old who was hired by Elon Musk to help slash the government bureaucracy, became a public symbol of his team.

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old high school graduate, was privy to high-level meetings involving DOGE, the Treasury Department, Commerce Department and military operations throughout his tenure at the newly formed digital agency.