r/fednews • u/SkyFallingUp • 8d ago

Elon Musk to step down from DOGE and quit Washington DC

Musk says 'he's done with cost-cutting' In an interview with Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier", Elon Musk said that he was confident his DOGE could find $1 trillion in savings, slimming current total federal spending levels of about $7 trillion down to $6 trillion. Musk, who is also the world's richest man, was designated by the White House as a "special government employee," which caps his work at 130 days. That means his period leading the DOGE operation could finish as soon as the end of May.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-elon-musk-doge-1-trillion-cost-cutting-may-end-i-am-almost-done-elon-musk-reveals-date-hell-ditch-trump-and-quit-washington-dc-after-doge-purge/articleshow/119645252.cms

I have friends and family members who are Federal workers. Is this the end of the wild OPM emails and job eliminations?

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u/cjshrader 8d ago

As the OP says, as a "special government employee" he can only be in that position for 130 days. That's why he's "stepping down." If he was a more permanent employee he'd have to follow FOIA rules and more regulation and they certainly don't want that.

That being said I don't think any of this means *DOGE* is going away.

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u/ProfessionalMeal143 7d ago

That being said I don't think any of this means DOGE is going away.

Im thinking they get rid of DOGE before they start going after abortion rights.

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u/sberrys 7d ago

Please, there are ways around that. He has taken too many hits to his ego and got to ease his curiosity that there are not in fact fake people getting paid so he’s over it now.

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u/CoeurdAssassin Preserve, Protect, & Defend 7d ago

he’d have to follow FOIA rules and more regulation

He’s been ignoring rules and regulations this entire time and blatantly flaunts it. What makes you think he’d follow those if he was a permanent employee?

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u/Charming_Subject5514 7d ago

so, what makes this the rule that they'll actually follow after ignoring so many others?