Musk, DOGE

Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.
Elon Musk could become a 'special government employee' as a co-lead of DOGE. Here's what that means.
As a "special government employee," Musk would be subject to less stringent conflict of interest standards than regular federal workers.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Minions Are Spreading. What That Means.
A quasigovernmental group is already operating inside Washington. It’s unusual, but anyone familiar with Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t be shocked.
Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts
Elon Musk walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday that half that amount would be “an epic outcome.”
Elon Musk says DOGE saving $2 trillion in budget cuts is a 'best-case outcome'
Elon Musk told the political strategist Mark Penn that if DOGE tried to cut $2 trillion, it'd have a "good shot" of ending up at $1 trillion.
Elon Musk's DOGE says it is hiring. Here are the jobs it's looking to fill.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency says it's now hiring. Here's how to apply.
Elon Musk says DOGE probably won't find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings, backtracking on a goal he set earlier as co-head of a new advisory body,
Here’s Everyone Helping Elon Musk Gut the Government Through DOGE
A small cohort of unelected Silicon Valley investors have been quietly helping Donald Trump and Elon Musk interview personnel for the incoming administration. Marc Andreessen was among those directly involved in recruiting and interviewing efforts for positions in Trump’s incoming administration,
Musk’s DOGE Could Threaten The Health Of Millions Of Americans
DOGE co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramasway will take aim at $500 billion in federal spending. Hitting their target will mean stripping healthcare coverage from millions.
Elon Musk is already lowering expectations for DOGE
While campaigning for Donald Trump in October, Elon Musk claimed he could slash “at least $2 trillion” in government spending. Now that Musk has started laying the groundwork for his so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,
Musk’s DOGE aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. That will be tricky.
The Department of Government Efficiency will be headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who intend to slash a third of government spending.

Elon Musk secures office in White House complex near Trump

Elon Musk's DOGE intends to embed 2 cost-cutting representatives at most major government agencies: report
Those who aren't deployed will be stationed at the US Digital Service, a White House branch that provides IT consulting ...
Musk’s plan for ‘DOGE’ initiative looks worse as details come into focus
The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” intends to deploy unpaid executives to hang out in federal agencies. What ...
History Suggests DOGE Won’t Accomplish Anything Unless It Gets Support From Congress
Theodore Roosevelt started a version of DOGE too, but it failed to achieve much after Congress rejected its recommendations.
DOGE’s Anti-Regulatory Offensive May Have Merit, But Mistakes Its Target
The Elon Musk-led government-slashing initiative seeks to eliminate thousands of costly federal agency regulations, but needs ...