Erica Roach, the chief financial officer of the Office of Personnel Management, has reportedly resigned, according to several reports.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Elon Musk's conflicts of interest will be monitored and addressed by the Tesla CEO himself. The theory is likely to be tested as Musk's private companies like Tesla and SpaceX have reportedly been paid billions over the past decade for government work.

Elon Musk’s incursion into the federal government is unprecedented. It’s also pretty good news for his companies.

DOGE has gained access to government employees' sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week.

One of the largest U.S. labor unions asked a federal judge on Wednesday to block Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort from accessing the Department of Labor's systems, which the union warned could give the billionaire sensitive information about investigations into his companies.

One federal worker compared the whirlwind to a SpaceX rocket explosion. "I feel like that's where we're heading," she said.