Summary
Elon Musk announced plans to double DOGE staff from 100 to 200 employees during a Fox Business interview on Monday.
He stated DOGE is working in “pretty much” all federal agencies despite growing opposition from courts, Democrats, and some Trump Cabinet members.
Musk repeated debunked claims about Social Security fraud and indicated he plans to stay in government another year, despite his temporary “special government employee” status limiting service to 130 days annually.
Meanwhile, Tesla shares have dropped 15%, and protests have targeted Musk-owned businesses. He also claimed, without evidence, that a cyberattack on X originated from Ukraine-based IP addresses.
Situation: there are 100 inefficient government agencies
Solution: let’s create a new government agency to manage efficiency
New situation: there now 101 inefficient government agencies
Relevant xkcd
The thing is, they were not designed to be “efficient”, to have some “reserve” for times when needed. What Elon Musk wants is less people working 12-16 hours a day, no weekends, that barely can hold things together, so he can be given either more subsidies or more tax cuts (likely both).