Elon Musk criticizes Trump's spending bill that could increase deficit by $600 billion, marking policy disagreement after campaign support.

Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new offices.

However, Musk announced Wednesday evening that he is leaving his role as a special government employee and top adviser to President Donald Trump. His job heading the Department of Government Efficiency was always supposed to be temporary. But in a recent interview with CBS, Musk was critical of the president’s “big, beautiful bill.”