Elon Musk's New Era at the White House

According to the New York Times, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is likely to be granted office space in the West Wing of the White House. This is near the office of President Trump. Here, the CEO of Tesla will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aiming to promote the efficiency of government operations, including cutting about 75% of the federal government's workforce. Mr. Trump's right arm Previous sources revealed that Mr. Musk is expected to work at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a location also within the White House complex but not in the West Wing. However, according to internal sources, the billionaire has repeatedly questioned the level of access and expressed a desire to be able to get closer to Mr. Trump. On the contrary, President Trump also wants Elon Musk to work in this space. Musk has been issued a pass to enter the White House grounds and is said to have been working here since January 20. He has also completed the procedures to officially assume this role, and according to The Hill, the CEO of Tesla has an email address within the White House's internal search system. The New York Times reported that Elon Musk spent time at SpaceX's Washington headquarters on January 19 before speaking at President Trump's inauguration. The majority of his government cost-cutting team has been working at SpaceX's central office for the past two months, along with some engineers from Silicon Valley, who are expected to be assigned to government agencies, with the goal of allocating about two personnel at each major agency. Some employees on this team even wear navy blue baseball mesh caps with the unofficial project name DOGE printed in white flowers - #Write2Earn # - to reduce costs. Earlier, billionaire Musk revealed that DOGE will prepare a list of regulations issued by government agencies without needing Congressional approval, after which President Trump can disable these regulations through executive orders. Mr. Musk added that reducing regulations would pave the way for "a massive downsizing of the entire federal bureaucracy" and DOGE aims to cut over 500 billion USD in government spending. Elon Musk's first challenge at the White House Just minutes after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing the establishment of DOGE, some government union members, watchdog groups, and public interest organizations have announced filing a lawsuit against this decision. Specifically, a 30-page lawsuit drafted by the National Security Counselors, a public interest law organization. The lawsuit alleges that DOGE - a non-governmental advisory body - has violated federal transparency regulations issued since 1972. Under this law, advisory committees for the executive branch must adhere to strict regulations regarding transparency, recruitment, and other activities. The lawsuit alleges DOGE falls under the "Federal Advisory Committee" (FACA). It is a strictly regulated legal entity to ensure the government receives transparent and balanced advice. According to the law, FACA must have “fair and balanced” representation, fully record minutes of meetings, allow public participation, submit charters to the National Assembly, and comply with other regulations. These are the things DOGE is accused of not doing. "DOGE is not exempt from FACA requirements. All DOGE meetings, including electronic meetings, must be made public," said Kel McClanahan, Executive Director of National Security Counselors. According to the Washington Post, other organizations are also prepared to sue DOGE. Public Citizen, in collaboration with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) - the largest union representing federal employees - will file a similar lawsuit immediately after the inauguration. The New York Times believes that one of the legal provisions related to conflicting interests for government employees could become a significant obstacle, as Mr. Musk's companies have billions of dollars in contracts with the government. In this regard, SpaceX has contracts with the government to launch astronauts and satellites into space. Meanwhile, Musk's company Tesla is affected by domestic policies that promote battery production and charging stations, as well as making it easier for consumers to buy electric cars. According to regulations, President Trump can grant exemptions in writing to Mr. Musk to avoid these restrictions. In fact, this cost-cutting project could avoid other legal issues if all personnel, including Musk himself, become special government employees or official employees of departments. This helps DOGE avoid having to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires meetings and documents of committees, including private citizens, to be made public. DYOR! Write&Earn $BTC {spot}(BTCUSDT)