Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee — here’s how he can still oversee operations in White House role

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is not officially an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but is still overseeing its operations as a senior adviser to President Trump, the White House argued in a court filing this week.

The Tesla and SpaceX founder is considered a special government employee who can “advise” and “communicate” Trump’s orders, Office of Administration Director Joshua Fisher wrote in a signed declaration filed in Washington, DC, federal court.

Those include recommendations for DOGE cost-cutters and other employees in the executive branch, a White House spokesperson told The Post — despite Musk, 53, not being the non-governmental department’s administrator.