Overview

• Elon Musk will reduce his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to one or two days per week as his special government employee status expires on May 30.
• Musk has called for a new audit of the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation, questioning its transparency and use of taxpayer funds.
• DOGE has claimed $160 billion in savings and a 1% reduction in the federal workforce during its first 100 days, though Musk admitted the initiative has not been as effective as he hoped.
• Musk described DOGE as a 'long-term enterprise' to ensure waste and fraud do not return, despite his reduced role in the initiative.
• The department continues to face legal challenges and scrutiny, including lawsuits over cuts at USAID and criticism of its aggressive cost-cutting methods.