Tech billionaire Elon Musk made the case for the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts during a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, defending the actions of the advisory board and labeling non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as “maybe the biggest scam ever.

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency list canceling a federal agency's lease for its San Angelo office among their achievements.

In one of his first in-depth interviews since joining the U.S. government, Elon Musk pushed a variety of claims about waste and fraud but offered little new information or insight into the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

It’s also affecting workers and communities outside the Washington, D.C. area, where about 80% of that workforce is based. Those cuts mean that members of Congress are now facing potential angst among the out-of-work federal employees in their districts across the country.

The Trump Administration’s slashing of the federal workforce has hit the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE,