Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal at the White House in March – despite warnings from security officials that doing so could open the administration to potential data leak and espionage risks.

Under DOGE's instruction, the SSA made significant changes, including a 7,000-job workforce reduction and a new anti-fraud system.

Despite the exodus, White House officials said the administration remains dedicated to rooting out waste and abuse.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

Utah Rep. Blake Moore, who co-leads the congressional DOGE caucus, said the group still has an opportunity to carry out DOGE’s original mission.

Ron DeSantis’ latest DOGE-centered fundraising pitch landed right in the middle of the fierce meltdown of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship. The president and Musk have traded sharp barbs over the last day,