What is Doge and why does Musk reduce so many jobs?

A new advisory body created by US President Donald Trump and was led by the richest man in the world in charge of reducing US government and other consumption.

Elon Musk leads this effort to drastically reduce the federal labor force and unbutton what he sees as taxpayers’ money.

But his department of government efficiency (Doge) has encountered legal obstacles, citing conflict of interest and fearing that he will cause serious damage.

Explaining his actions to reporters in an oval office, Musk defended his plans and denied the claim of rival democrats that he embodied the “hostile takeover” of government.

Surveration suggests that the reduction of state consumption has wide support.

Despite its full name, Doge is not the official government department, which should be determined by the act of Congress.

Instead, it was created through one of Trump’s presidential executive orders and acts as an advisory body with at least four employees dedicated to every Government Agency.

Part of Doge’s mission, the command says, refers to upgrades intended for increasing efficiency. He must complete his work by July 2026.

Many dog ​​staff appear to be young with technological origin. Includes an employee who resigned after being associated with the account of racist social media, who mussel vowed to rehire.

That. Although Musk initially said that he would perform his role as an external volunteer, the White House later said that she acts as an unpaid special government employee.

This appointment is officially defined as those who work for the Government 130 days or less in the year.

Some supporters of this new body, Doge’s status of an outsider – as well as his somewhat unclear mandate – will serve as a benefit.

“They are a little more unable to get along with the bureaucracy itself and the systems that slow down the processes here,” said Republican senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota for the BBC. “I think the lack of parameters is part of what will make them effective.”

His mission, Musk says, is to save taxpayers’ money and reduce US national debt, which amounts to $ 36 ($ 28.9tn).

Initially, he said he hoped to save as much as $ 2 a year, but later relieved this assessment.

Musk said he wanted to end “tyranny of bureaucracy”, which he describes as the fourth branch of the government that works against Trump’s agenda. The critics of his work see simpler ideological motivation in the game.

“They will not go into agencies that do. They enter agencies that they disagree with,” Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Republican director of the Congress Budget Office (CBO), told Douglas Holtz-Eakin.

It is unclear how much money he has been able to save so far, although his X account gives regular, celebratory updates about what they say has been reduced. Among his procedures for making titles are:

• Dogeo representatives entering various consumption surveillance departments. Trump says they identified “fraud and abuse” without giving evidence
• As part of the war on “awakened” policies, Musk said his team “saved taxpayers over a billion dollar of crazy dei [diversity, equity and inclusion] contracts “
• Taking an ax to USAID, the main American organization for a foreign assistance that fundes projects in dozens of countries – which both men call wasteful
• Giving a bid to buy two million government employees to try to reduce the size of the federal workforce
• An attempt to take control of the control over, and perhaps extinguished, by the Consumer Protection Office (CFPB). This is set for consumer protection after the 2007-2008 financial crisis.

Doge enjoys widely popular support, suggested a survey by US partner CBS News BBC.

This indicated that most Americans – especially Republican voters – supported his work, even if they disagree on how much the impact of the musk should have personally.

The size of the permanent workforce is currently exceeding two million, and one of the highest increases was 2023, partly due to major investment by Biden administration in infrastructure projects.

David Ditch, a senior analyst at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, a conservative research center, says Doge’s work is needed.

“They shine very light light on various parts of the Federal Government and ask if it is the US public, whether they are moderate members of the Republican MP – are you how you want the US tax dollars to be used?”

Political opponents and government guards accuse Doge of acting without transparency and the broader disinformation of government spending – and accuse the male of exceeding his authority as an undisputed official.

Critics emphasize Musk’s potential conflict of interest, given the billions of contracts that his companies have with the US government. Trump and Musk deny that any questions will appear.

Multiple groups, including unions and state prosecutors, sued Doge and the wider Trump administration for their plans, and Democrats accuse them of unauthorized participation in the congress beyond the scope of the president. The White House denies that the work has violated all laws.

Several times the courts have entered to stop the cost of reducing costs, at least once blocking Doge Dogea directly when the judge stops the agency to access the personal information held in the US Treasury records.

When he spoke with journalists at an oval office, Musk said he expected it to be carefully, but insisted that the Americans voted for the “common sense” government.

But experts are asked if they can make their bold promises.

Elaine Kamak, a senior associate in B

But she marked the male idea of ​​reducing a third of Government spending “funny”, since so much budget was mandatory, including popular programs such as social security and Medicare.

With additional reporting Jessica Parker and Cai Pilliucci