White House reveals new DOGE leaders now that Elon Musk is gone

There’s a new top DOGE in town.With tech mogul Elon Musk officially wrapping up his time at the cost-cutting initiative he pioneered, President Trump and his Cabinet officials are stepping up to fill the void in the Department of Government Efficiency, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed.“The DOGE leaders are each and every member of the President’s cabinet — and the president himself — who is wholeheartedly committed to cutting waste, fraud and abuse from our government,” Leavitt told reporters Thursday when asked about the initiative’s new leadership structure.Musk, 53, had been winding down his DOGE responsibilities in recent weeks as his time as a special government employee was set to conclude by the end of May.Now he returns to leading his businesses, including Tesla, which has been battered by brutal sales numbers out of Europe and uncertainty over how to navigate Trump’s tariff policies, among other issues.Musk’s de facto No.

2 at DOGE, Steve Davis, has also departed his role due to the limitations of special government employees being allowed to serve 130 days in government per year, Bloomberg reported.On paper, neither was technically in charge of DOGE, though in practice, they were widely seen as the department’s leaders.In February, the Trump administration announced that Amy Gleason was the acting administrator for the US DOGE Services.Despite Musk’s departure, Leavitt stressed that much of the talent he brought on is expected to stay, at least to the best of her knowledge.“The entire Cabinet is involved,” she explained.

“I spoke to the president about it this morning, and the entire Cabinet understands the need to cut government waste, fraud, and abuse, and each Cabinet secretary at their respective agencies is committed to that.“They’ll continue to work with the respective DOGE employees who have onboarded as political appointees at all of these agencies,” she added.“Surely the mission of DOGE w...