US EditionSteve Davis Left DOGE in May, but Officials Say He's Still Running the Show
UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, JUL 9 – Russell Vought will lead DOGE to advance Trump's $9.3 billion budget cuts and reforms amid ongoing tensions following Elon Musk's departure from the agency.
- Steve Davis, who served as Elon Musk’s key aide within DOGE, stepped down from his federal role in May but has continued to engage in informal communications with the agency’s personnel.
- Musk announced his and other top leaders' departures from DOGE in late May, amid rising tensions and a public feud with President Trump over a federal spending bill.
- Despite Musk’s exit, DOGE projects continue, including an AI-driven regulation rollback at HUD and a major IRS “mega API layer” system developed with Palantir’s help.
- Musk characterized Davis by likening him to chemotherapy, suggesting that in small amounts he can be beneficial, but in excess, potentially harmful, highlighting Davis’s significant yet divisive influence within DOGE.
- Following Musk's departure, DOGE loyalists are fighting to preserve their cost-cutting work, but the department faces closer White House scrutiny and an uncertain future.
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Steve Davis left DOGE in May, but officials say he's still running the show
Though he officially left the U.S. government in May, Steve Davis -- Elon Musk's low-flying former top lieutenant at the Department of Government Efficiency -- continues wielding influence at DOGE, according to the WSJ. The outlet says Davis regularly gives directions to current DOGE officials and has privately dismissed his departure as "fake news."
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