Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal at the White House in March – despite warnings from security officials that doing so could open the administration to potential data leak and espionage risks.

Under DOGE's instruction, the SSA made significant changes, including a 7,000-job workforce reduction and a new anti-fraud system.

Despite the exodus, White House officials said the administration remains dedicated to rooting out waste and abuse.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

Through a panoramic series of actions, President Donald Trump is transforming the federal government into a vast machine for rewarding his allies and punishing those he considers his adversaries.