In a historic move that has shaken up Washington’s bureaucracy, Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his short-term role leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—an experimental agency tasked with eliminating bloated spending across the federal government. After just 130 days, Musk concluded his time as the face of the Trump administration’s boldest attempt yet to drain the fiscal swamp.
During a special White House press conference, held in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump, the SpaceX and Tesla founder delivered his final update on the initiative and outlined what’s next. Musk, who served as a “special government employee,” gave an optimistic outlook despite admitting the work was more grueling than expected.
“It’s just a lot of work going through the vast expenses of the federal government and just really asking questions,” Musk said, reflecting on the intensity of the task.
DOGE was created with a lofty goal: slash up to $2 trillion in unnecessary federal spending. But that target was later revised to $1 trillion, and eventually dropped to $150 billion for the current fiscal year. Even so, the agency under Musk’s leadership managed to hit some serious milestones.
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