The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
What is Elon Musk allowed to do? With his employment status, the answer is quite a bit.
As a government employee, Musk will be bound by a federal law making it a crime to knowingly participate in government matters where he has a financial interest.
Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies
People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel
Opinion
Elon Musk’s Efficiency Agency Turns Out to Be Just Another Scam
Musk has promised to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget under the helm of the agency, a sum that constitutes more than Congress has in discretionary spending. Doing so would practically defund the entire executive branch, which doles out funding for the military, national security, and all federal agencies.
What does DOGE stand for? What to know about Elon Musk-led government agency under Trump
President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointing Elon Musk as its leader. DOGE aims to improve government efficiency and reduce waste by modernizing technology and software.
Elon Musk is now a ‘special government employee’
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Elon Musk’s presidency is just getting started
The billionaire is taking over the federal government and remaking it in Twitter’s image. On today’s episode of Decoder, ...
Democratic lawmakers slam Elon Musk's access to Treasury Department: 'We are at war'
Democratic lawmakers are speaking out against Elon Musk having access to the Treasury Department over fears of ...
Musk v. Altman judge says it is a 'stretch' for Musk to claim irreparable harm in case of 'billionaires versus billionaires'
A California federal judge on Tuesday expressed doubt over Elon Musk's "irreparable harm" claims in his lawsuit against Sam ...
Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential ...
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The United States Digital Service is now DOGE — here’s what it was responsible for.
Trump’s executive order creating DOGE says USDS is now the US DOGE Service, so we’ll see if Elon Musk approaches the government’s tech teams the same way he did Twitter. It’s a lot riskier ...
Trump's DOGE executive order says Musk's efforts will focus on IT
Trump on Monday signed an executive order to create Elon Musk's DOGE, with a mandate to improve federal IT systems.
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Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration
Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai, and businessman Elon Musk ... though its fate in the United States remains unclear while ...
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Tech Billionaires Get Prominent Places at Trump Inauguration
The church service, typically a little-noticed part of Inauguration Day, quickly became a “who’s who” parade of some of the United States ... billionaires such as Elon Musk in Trump ...
‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover
Nobody elected Musk”; “This is illegal”; “Stop the coup.” It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon ...