What Exactly Is Elon Musk's Role in the US Government?
Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government agencies.
Elon Musk Is a ‘Special Government Employee.’ What Does That Mean?
Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special government employees, unless a waiver is issued.
How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions
Elon Musk and his allies are harnessing tech units and other agencies that handle daily federal operations to amass sweeping control of the executive branch.
Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter
Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day. Some 600 of the agency’s staff seem to have been locked out of their emails. That followed a weekend in which the agency’s website went offline;
2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022
Musk’s increased involvement with federal agencies has lowered morale and created a workplace energy of “fear” and “madness.”
Is Elon Musk a U.S. citizen? The SpaceX billionaire is now a government employee.
Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and the richest billionaire in the world Elon Musk is now a U.S. government employee. What to know about his citizenship.
State Dept says US government vessels can now transit Panama Canal without fees
The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge ...
Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy
Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the ...
Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data
Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government ...
Remaking the Government
But remaking the federal work force is not easy. Laws, regulations and union contracts protect employees. The administration ...
Reporter reveals how some in Trump’s inner circle feel about Elon Musk’s involvement in the government
Global editorial director at WIRED Katie Drummond joins CNN’s Erin Burnett to discuss her reporting about how some people in ...
Purging the Government Could Backfire Spectacularly
The U.S. federal government manages a larger portfolio of risks than any other institution in the history of the world. In ...
Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says
The controversial email system used by Elon Musk and his associates to simultaneously contact all federal employees for the ...
Trump and Musk are moving to smother these three pieces of the government
Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign promising to abolish entire federal agencies and departments, but it’s not quite ...
USAID employees place on leave, CIA workers offered buyouts in government shakeup
Employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development had been place on administrative leave, and CIA employees have ...