Elon Musk, DOGE and Department of Government Efficiency

What is Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and what has it actually done so far?
In an effort to slash government spending, President Trump has asked the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In turn, Musk and his team have spent the first few weeks of Trump’s second term waging a largely unchecked war on the federal bureaucracy — an onslaught that was finally
California’s tech history has lessons for Elon Musk’s federal government overhaul
One of the ways Elon Musk said he is trying to make the federal government more efficient is by pushing new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to figure out government spending cuts and how federal workers might be replaced with machines.
Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs
A federal judge has refused to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.
Federal Judge Refuses to Halt Destruction of U.S. Government by Elon Musk
A federal judge in Washington D.C. refused to grant a request brought by 14 attorneys general to block Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing private information across a number of agencies and laying off huge segments of the federal workforce.
California AG Rob Bonta sues to block Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government
Elon Musk and his cadre of young engineers have taken control of much of the federal government. California AG Rob Bonta is suing to stop them.
What we know about rumor Musk makes $8M per day from US government contracts
Using The New York Times' figures, Musk's companies would have made roughly $8 million per day from government contracts in fiscal year 2023. These figures are backed by usaspending.gov data, which ...
President Trump and Elon Musk hold joint interview discussing Dept. of Government Efficiency
President Trump and Elon Musk held their first joint interview where they were discussing the Department of Government ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE puts DEI on chopping block with termination of over $370M in Education Department grants
In just 48 hours, the Department of Government Efficiency slashed a whopping $370 million in taxpayer dollars being spent on ...
Elon Musk urges US to audit gold at Fort Knox base for first time in over 50 years
Elon Musk urged U.S. officials to audit how much gold is at Fort Knox in Kentucky, addressing conspiracies the reserves are ...
Elon Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE or even an employee of it, White House says
A legal filing claims Musk has no formal authority to make decisions and seeks to create distance between the president and ...
Pennsylvania 'Iron Mountain' mine drawing the attention of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency
The United States government's Office of Personnel Management uses Iron Mountain to process and store paperwork when federal ...
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal ...
DOGE and Musk: The 5 biggest controversies so far
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has caused uproar almost from the moment of its inception. DOGE is not ...