Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer linked to Elon Musk, is now rewriting the code for key Treasury Department payment systems ...

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"The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented." ...

Elon Musk’s latest venture DOGE has a fresh, tech-driven twist. He’s tapped a group of six young engineers, some still in ...

Musk has autonomy 'almost no one can control' as he oversees unprecedented overhaul of federal workforce - Musk’s authority ...