Who Are the Interns Helping Elon Musk Seize Control of the Government?
Scarcity breeds innovation. But why are interns and college students handling a government reorg? Here are some details about three of them.
Elon Musk primarily relying on young, inexperienced engineers for government restructuring
Musk currently sits at the helm of the self-styled Department of Government Efficiency, where he’s using a team of young engineers to reshape the government. Vittoria Elliott, the platforms and power reporter for Wired, broke this story and joined the Texas Standard with the details.
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
Elon Musk Says Naming Specific Government Workers Is Illegal, After Doing Exactly That Himself
Ringing Hollow Elon Musk is really, really mad that journalists at Wired revealed the names of a cohort of extremely young engineers he's gathered at the definitely-not-a-real-government-agency Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fire federal employees,
Elon Musk is now a ‘special government employee’
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Explainer - Is Elon Musk's Government Efficiency Drive Legal?
Here is a look at the legal questions arising from Musk's activities as he seeks to shrink the federal bureaucracy. WHAT IS MUSK'S ROLE? The White House says Musk is a special government employee, meaning he does not get paid and is only allowed to work 130 days or fewer in a year.
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.
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 and his DOGE: Fixing government or dismantling the Constitution?
Trump efficiency czar Elon Musk is taking drastic steps to tame bloated government. Critics say the Constitution is being shredded in the process.
Luke Farritor: Elon Musk Hires 23-Year-Old Engineer to Cut Federal Spending
Musk's hiring of young engineers drew criticism from those who say they shouldn't have access to Americans' sensitive data.
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Elon Musk poached Tesla engineer for DOGE to the joy of lawyers suing him for resource tunneling
Elon Musk has poached a long-time Tesla engineer to help with his work at the Department of Government Efficiency ...
Elon Musk and His Engineers, One of Whom Is 19, Are Accessing Classified Government Intel and Americans' Private Info
Six young men with little professional experience are playing central roles in Musk's 'DOGE' mission to seize control of ...
Unpacking claims that Elon Musk and his DOGE team secured access to Treasury payment systems
Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment system, according to several ...
AOC mocked after calling Elon Musk ‘one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met’
This dude is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met or seen or witnessed,” Rep. Alexandria ...
Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked
Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Ex-SpaceX Engineer With Musk Ties Granted High-Level Treasury Access — Lawmakers Raise Red Flags
A young engineer with ties to Elon Musk's companies has been granted extensive access to critical U.S. Treasury Department payment systems.
Young engineer at Elon Musk's DOGE gains access to secret US payment system
A 25-year-old engineer at Elon Musk's DOGE has access to a top-secret federal payment system, stirring major concerns in ...
Elon Musk's DOGE takeover is reportedly being spearheaded by young college grads
The investigation also found a common thread linking a few of these young recruits: billionaire Peter Thiel. Some of them ...