Billionaire Elon Musk is not an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has no decision-making authority, the White House said in a court filing.
According to the filing, Mr Musk’s role in the Donald Trump administration is limited as a White House employee and senior adviser to the president.
The filing signed by director of the Office of Administration at the White House states that “like other senior White House advisors, Mr Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself”.
The filing was revealed as the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) acting commissioner stepped down from her role at the agency over DOGE’s requests to access Social Security recipient information.
Acting Commissioner Michelle King’s departure from the agency over the weekend — after more than 30 years of service — was initiated after King refused to provide DOGE staffers at the SSA with access to sensitive information, the Associated Press reported citing people familiar with the matter.
Meanwhile, top American and Russian officials are set to hold talks in Saudi Arabia about improving relations between the two countries and holding talks to end the war in Ukraine.
