Elon Musk's Government Gig Has No Salary, No Job Title, And Plenty of Power

Elon Musk is officially working for the government. But what does he actually do?

That's a mystery. His job title? “Unlisted.” His salary? Zero. His power? A lot.

Musk's Shadow Role in Washington

Musk now has a White House access badge and has been described as the head of DOGE—not the meme coin, but the Department of Government Efficiency.

President Donald Trump rebranded the US Digital Service, or USDS, as DOGE and put it under his chief of staff, Susie Wiles. He also created a loophole that lets DOGE hire people faster without going through normal government hiring processes.

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But here’s the weird part: Trump never actually named Musk as the DOGE leader.

A White House document seen by Business Insider lists Musk's role as simply "unlisted."

So, does he run DOGE? No one really knows.

Even Congress Is Confused

Even Tesla TSLA is scratching its head. In a recent regulatory filing, the company said Musk was "involved in other ventures and with the Department of Government Efficiency."

Congress is demanding answers. In a Jan. 27 report, the Congressional Research Service said, “a USDS administrator has not yet been named.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) seems convinced Musk is in charge. She addressed him as "administrator" of DOGE in a formal letter. A Texas state official even called him "DOGE Chairman" after Musk helped shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Yet, when asked, the White House won't confirm or deny anything.

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The Ethics Loophole?

Musk is technically classified as a “special government employee.” That means he can only work 130 days a year in an official capacity.

But John Pelissero, a government ethics expert, thinks this setup is intentional.

“I think this is a strategy to create confusion,” he told Business Insider. "If you are clear that he is the administrator of DOGE, then he has to comply with various rules."

Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer, believes the secrecy might be about financial disclosures.

Why? Because DOGE is now part of the White House, making it harder for Congress to investigate.

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Musk's History of Unusual Titles

This isn't Musk's first strange job title. At Tesla, he made himself “Technoking.” When he bought Twitter, he called himself “Chief Twit.”

Back in 2022, he even joked: "No idea who the CEO is."

Now, he’s in Washington with no official title, no salary, but a whole lot of influence.

And no one seems to know exactly how much power he really has.

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