Musk, Department of Government Efficiency

What is Elon Musk's role as a "special government employee"?
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting
The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.
Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking the government
Musk has moved with lightning speed to try to remake the federal government. Many Democrats and even some Republicans say his efforts are unlawful.
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Reshaping the US Government
Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much intrigue as the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was conceived by Trump and his billionaire benefactor,
How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington
Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing confusion and chaos and raising questions about whether an unelected businessman can wield this kind of authority,
Elon Musk’s Bureaucratic Coup
Elon Musk is not the president, but it does appear that he—a foreign-born, unelected billionaire who was not confirmed by Congress—is exercising profound influence over the federal government of the United States,
Three ways Elon Musk is 'silently taking over' America
Musk has been granted power by the president to reduce the size of the federal government - but is he silently taking over?
Elon Musk is shredding America’s government like he did Twitter
Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day. Some 600 of the agency’s staff seem to have been locked out of their emails. That followed a weekend in which the agency’s website went offline;
Trump official warns ‘almost no one’ can control Elon Musk
Musk has been named as a special government employee, which subjects him to less stringent rules on ethics and financial disclosures than other workers. Trump has given Musk offic
Elon Musk tightens his grip on federal government, Democrats are alarmed
Musk is working for Trump as a "special government employee," which means he's not subject to the same ethics and disclosure rules that are typical of government workers.

South African Leader Spoke to Elon Musk About Misinformation

Some members of Elon Musk's DOGE squad aren't sharing their last names as they attempt to remake the federal workforce
According to two federal employees, DOGE representatives didn't provide their last names during recent interactions with ...
White House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 13…
Musk’s last two weeks have been marked by a frenzy of activity and a claim he’s been sleeping in the DOGE office.
‘Shadow government’? Billionaire Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at ...
Judge says Elon Musk’s claims of harm from OpenAI are a ‘stretch’ but welcomes possible trial
Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court ...
Luke Farritor: Elon Musk Hires 23-Year-Old Engineer to Cut Federal Spending
Musk's hiring of young engineers drew criticism from those who say they shouldn't have access to Americans' sensitive data.
Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.
Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...
Unions Sue to Block Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Tax and Benefits Records
The systems DOGE has access to include the names, addresses, bank details, and other information about taxpayers and people ...
Elon Musk Issues Warning to Department of Education
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has launched a sweeping effort to cut programs, fire federal workers and ...