Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump has issued a number of orders which included establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. This program, led by Musk, has caused a stir by going through government programs to validate funding.

The Department of Government Efficiency is one of the most ambitious efforts to reform US government. It could define President Trump's second term.

People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.