"Musk is believed to have donated an estimated $250 million (approximately £190 million) to Donald Trump's presidential re-election campaign, and once the Republican leader returned to the White House in January, the owner of X/Twitter and Tesla chief executive became the head of newly created department. However, Musk left role in May, having overseen cuts to foreign aid and thousands of federal jobs axed - moves that prompted boycotts of his businesses."
"Many of DOGE's functions have been taken over by the Office of Personnel Management, according to Kupor and documents reviewed by Reuters, while several key employees have been moved to other government roles, including the National Design Studio, an initiative, led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, aimed at improving how Americans experience the government, online and in person. President Trump directed Gebbia to beautify and improve government websites by enhancing their design, user experience and functionality."
"Musk regularly used X to rave about his DOGE work. He even took a chainsaw on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in an attempt to illustrate his efforts to cut what he called government waste. "Just last week, DOGE terminated 78 wasteful contracts and saved taxpayers $335M (£255 million)," one post read. "We'll be back in a few days with our regularly scheduled Friday update.""
Elon Musk briefly headed the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after donating an estimated $250 million to Donald Trump's re-election campaign. Musk left the role in May after overseeing cuts to foreign aid and thousands of federal jobs that prompted boycotts of his businesses. The department was disbanded with eight months remaining on its contract and was described by Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor as no longer existing as a "centralised entity". Many DOGE functions and several staff were absorbed into the Office of Personnel Management and other initiatives, including the National Design Studio led by Joe Gebbia. Independent financial experts have been unable to verify claimed savings because detailed public accounting was not provided.
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