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Elon Musk's DOGE mandate is updating software and firing federal workers

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) was promised as a means of finding as much as $2 trillion to cut in federal expenditures.

The group promised to take on what Musk calls “overregulation” and the federal deficit.

Instead, it’s mostly focused on updating software and headcount reductions.

Trump has already nixed remote work, a key priority for Musk .

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