EXCLUSIVE — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy concedes that the early days of working with the Department of Government Efficiency were “bumpy,” but told the Washington Examiner in an interview that the Elon Musk-led task force has improved its relations with other federal departments following an explosive, closed-door Cabinet meeting earlier in March.

Musk has been present for each of President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet meetings in his second term, all of which have placed a concerted focus on Trump, Musk, and DOGE’s efforts to shrink the federal budget and bureaucracy.