Newsweek has contacted DOGE for comment via X. Why It Matters. Despite its name, DOGE isn't an official government department but a temporary organization that Musk has said will

Personnel from Elon Musk's government downsizing team called DOGE held what appeared to be their first meetings at the Pentagon on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters, as senior military officers brace for billions in possible spending cuts.

A pair of lawsuits say that, with all the power he has accumulated, Musk is violating the Constitution's rules about the appointment of federal officers.