Entrepreneur leads efficiency department; appointment does not need Senate approval, such as the secretaries
O CEO yes and from , will attend the 1st Government Office Meeting scheduled for Wednesday (26.FEV.2025). The information was confirmed by the White House spokeswoman, after being questioned by a journalist.
“Before coming here, I talked to the president about it. And Elon – considering that he is working alongside the president and the secretaries of the cabinet – will attend the meeting tomorrow, as well as the entire administration”Leavitt told reporters.
Also according to the spokesman, the meeting will focus on the efforts of the (Department of Government Efficiency) and the measures adopted by the secretaries to identify waste, fraud and abuse in their respective agencies.
“The meeting will be to discuss Doge’s efforts and how the office secretaries are identifying waste, fraud and abuse in their respective agencies”Leavitt concluded.
Musk will be the only non-secretary
Musk’s presence at the cabinet meeting generated controversy because, despite working for the US government, he does not hold an official secretary position, a position that requires Senate approval. The meeting that takes place on Wednesday (36.FEV) is equivalent to a ministerial meeting in Brazil, when the president brings together the holders of the governing folders such as health, education and safety.
Doge, the department under the responsibility of Musk, aims to advise the president about changes in US public spending, including the values used by each secretary. See the nominees for the Trump government and which one approved by the Senate .
Tension with musk
The musk meeting with Trump and secretary is 2 days after several federal agencies – including the FBI and the departments of education, internal security, state and commerce – their employees not to respond to a by the businessman on Saturday (22.Fev.2025).
In the message, Musk directly questioned the servers. “What did you do last week?”. The email requested a detailed account of the activities performed by employees over the past week.
In response, an internal FBI statement, sent by Kash Patel, director of the agency, and obtained by reports: “The FBI, through the director’s office, is in charge of all review processes”.
Musk’s message required agencies and government departments to detail their weekly activities by 11:59 am on Monday (24.Fev.2025). The request came shortly after the businessman stated, in publication in the (Former Twitter), that the lack of response to the email could result in dismissal.
The next day, Trump that no one will be fired for not responding to Musk’s message and put hot cloths on the controversy.
