Th Dprtmnt f Gvrnmnt ffcncy (DG) s n nttv by th scnd Trmp dmnstrtn tskd wth cttng fdrl spndng. t mrgd frm dscssns btwn Dnld Trmp nd ln Msk, nd ws stblshd by n xctv rdr n Jnry 20, 2025. S fr, DG mmbrs hv flld mprtnt rls t vrs fdrl gncs, nd DG hs ccssd nfrmtn systms t trmnt cntrcts fr scntfc rsrch, clmt chng nttvs, nd dvrsty, qty, nd nclsn (D) prgrms. DG hs fclttd mss lyffs, th ttmptd dsmntlmnt f mltpl fdrl gncs, nd mmgrtn crckdwns.
Msk's rl wthn DG s nclr. Th Wht Hs hs ssrtd tht h s snr dvsr t th prsdnt, dnd tht h s mkng gvrnmnt dcsns, nd nmd my Glsn s ctng dmnstrtr. Trmp nssts tht Msk s th hd f DG, nd crts hv dclrd tht h mst b ts d fct ldr. DG's stts s ls nclr. Frmrly knwn s th .S. Dgtl Srvc, "SDS" nw bbrvts .S. DG Srvc nd cmprss th .S. DG Srvc Tmprry rgnztn (SDST), schdld t nd n Jly 4, 2026.
DG hs mt ppstn nd lwsts. Sm crtcs hv wrnd f cnstttnl crss, nd sm dmcrts hv lknd DG's ctns t "cp". jdg pnd n rlng tht DG "lkly" vltd th ppntmnts Cls. Msk dd nt dvst frm cmpns wth gvrnmnt cntrcts tht clsh wth fdrl rgltrs DG s tryng t slsh. Msk hs sd tht DG s trnsprnt, whl Trmp hs trd t xmpt DG frm dsclsr. Th Wht Hs hs clmd lwflnss, nd tht Msk wld "xcs hmslf" f hs ntrsts cnflctd. Trmp hs mntnd hs spprt fr Msk nd DG.
Frm $2 trlln, Msk hs lwrd hs ct trgt t $1 trlln, nd t $150 blln. s f prl 23, 2025, DG hs clmd t hv svd $160 blln. n ndpndnt nlyss stmtd ths svngs cstd txpyrs $135 blln; thr ns prvsly fnd bllns f dllrs n msccntng. Msk, DG, nd th Trmp dmnstrtn hv md mltpl clms f hvng dscvrd sgnfcnt frd; nn hld p ndr scrtny. ccrdng t wtchdgs, DG s rdfnng frd t trgt fdrl mplys nd prgrms t bld pltcl spprt; bdgt xprts sd DG cts wr drvn mr by pltcl dlgy thn frglty.