A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency.
Musk isn’t introducing a novel idea. For years, people have advocated eliminating the penny, as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the Covid-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency altogether .
Vivek Ramaswamy, the former co-leader of the Department for Government Efficiency, was asked during an appearance on Fox News if he was fired from the advisory panel by Elon Musk.
National Security Counselors, a public interest law firm, alleges the Department of Government Efficiency is breaking a federal a law.
Lawmakers say Musk's apparent misunderstanding of the way government programs work could threaten his whole agenda.
Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.
I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.
Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.
In a move straight out of the Twitter and Tesla playbook, Elon Musk is apparently camping out just steps away from the White House.
Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — the cost-slashing body known as DOGE — should train its sights on the World Bank after it was accused of losing track of $24 billion in climate funding.
Bill Gates said the federal deficit "needs to be brought down" when asked about DOGE during a recent interview.