Elon Musk not an employee of DOGE, has no formal decision-making authority: White House
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Elon Musk, not an official employee of DOGE, advises President Trump on government efficiency, according to White House filing.
Elon Musk is not an official employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has "no formal authority to make government decisions", according to a White House court filing.
The world's richest man is widely seen as the de-facto head of DOGE, created by U.S. President Donald Trump, which has sought drastically to reduce government spending including with thousands of job cuts.
Mr. Trump had announced in November that "the Great Elon Musk... will lead the Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE')."
According to the filing on Monday (February 17, 2025) by Joshua Fisher, director of the Office of Administration, Mr. Musk "is an employee of the White House... as a non-career Special Government Employee" and a "Senior Advisor to the President."
"Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President's directives," Fisher said.
"The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office," he said in the filing.
"Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the Temporary Administrator," he added.
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