On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump used an executive order to create the Department of Government Efficiency, commonly known as DOGE — an initiative aimed at reducing federal spending and eliminating government waste.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continued to dismiss angst over the efforts by DOGE to shrink the federal workforce and curb public spending, saying its name doesn’t stand for the “Department of Government Elimination.

We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter.

"These actions are not compatible with the mission we joined the United States Digital Service to carry out: to deliver better services to the American people through technology and design."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was pressed for more information on the email sent to federal employees that Elon Musk has been touting on social media. Leavitt was also hesitant to respond to questions about leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to name the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency during Tuesday’s press briefing. By all indications, Elon Musk has been leading DOGE and the Trump administration’s mission to shrink the size of the federal government and cut allegedly wasteful or fraudulent spending.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who has insisted Donald Trump is the “most transparent president in history,” refused on Tuesday to tell a reporter “from this podium” the name of the official administrator of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).