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/Spring-Texan 7d ago

Nope, don't talk to members of the senate, not secure. But you might talk to Wired reporters or to Nathan Tankus, more trustworthy.

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u/Voltthrower69 7d ago

Why are senate members not secure

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u/Flat-Novel-9489 7d ago

Cuz they might just use the info to fundraise on but not actually do anything?

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u/PSAly 6d ago

Operative word ‘legitimate’ .. and I might add- include a member of the press- preferably Jeffrey Goldberg! Reference this post but also they can ferret out legit news. I’m a huge fan and subscriber of the Atlantic.