What to know about who is in charge of DOGE

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The country got a glimpse into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency during an interview with several of the department‘s employees on Thursday. 

In its quest to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government systems, DOGE, which President Donald Trump tapped Musk to lead in November, has upset people at top federal bureaucracies. The initiative, which has scrutinized the federal government, has “a little over a hundred” employees and is seeking to increase that number to 200, according to comments Musk made during a Fox Business interview with Larry Kudlow earlier this month. 

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