Top DOGE officials are already fleeing as Musk leaves government - Three officials, also limited by their Special Government Employee status, are set to leave DOGE alongside the tech billionaire

Musk announced his departure a day after an interview clip showed him saying Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill “undermines” DOGE.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, steps back from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump's administration. His departure hints at a challenging experience with federal bureaucracy,

Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.

As Elon Musk exits, the president, Cabinet secretaries and DOGE appointees will carry on the work of cutting government, the White House said Thursday.

Several Trump cabinet members praised Musk’s work with DOGE, which will reportedly continue despite the Tesla CEO’s absence.

Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk posted on X that his “scheduled time” as a special government employee had come to an end.

In a new memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said DOGE may now offer input on solicitations, requirements and cost estimates for most new contracts.