But even as Musk sends entire agencies that he has feuded with to the "woodchipper," he is continuing to reap new and lucrative government contracts, while deploying minions from

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fired 4% of its workforce earlier this month, an individual with knowledge told Business Insider.

DOGE reporter Faiz Siddiqui and the Sidebar panel talks about Elon Musk's status as a special government employee.