Elon Musk Overseeing a Department for Transparency and Accountability Is the Ultimate Troll

by Psst co-founders Amber Scorah & Rebecca Petras

Despite the words "government" and "efficiency" in its title, the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will operate outside of government, with Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at the helm. So, while Donald Trump said the commission's goal will be to "make the U.S. government accountable to 'WE THE PEOPLE,'" the men in charge won't actually be accountable to anyone, as they will not be subject to standard ethics guidelines requiring disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (of which there are many here).