(VOVWORLD) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who was granted special government employee status to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, said Wednesday evening that his time in the Trump administration “has come to an end.”
In a post on social media platform X, he thanked President Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending, adding “the DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.”
In 1962, the US Congress created the role of "special government employee," or SGE, which allows the executive branch, the legislative branch, and independent federal agencies to bring on employees for specific roles on a temporary basis.
SGEs are limited to working for the government for no more than 130 days out of a 365-day period. Musk will officially leave his post on Friday to focus on his companies.