The agency known as "Doge" is Musk's brainchild, but the White House insists that he is not its leader - or even employed by it.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to name the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency during Tuesday’s press briefing. By all indications, Elon Musk has been leading DOGE and the Trump administration’s mission to shrink the size of the federal government and cut allegedly wasteful or fraudulent spending.

The White House said on Tuesday that Amy Gleason is the administrator for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

The work of the U.S. DOGE Service bears the unmistakable fingerprints of the world’s richest person, even if he’s not formally the administrator.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not technically part of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.

The White House said Monday that Elon Musk is technically not part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), even though the tech billionaire is said to be leading its sweeping

The White House refused to disclose the name of the administrator in charge of DOGE as reporters sought clarification on Musk's role with the agency on Tuesday.