Amanda Scales, a former employee of Elon Musk’s AI company, was recently tapped to be the chief of staff at OPM.

The former Republican presidential candidate teased a run for Ohio governor during an interview with Fox News’ Jesse Watters on Monday when questioned why he left the newly formed “DOGE” now solely led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

The agency says it will offer “relocation packages” to remote OPM employees located more than 50 miles from their assigned duty station.

Ramaswamy confirmed that he "was [going to be] pursuing electoral office very soon," amid rumours he will run for Ohio senator.

Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.

The State Department has already begun to implement the president’s memo cancelling telework agreements as of March 1 and remote work arrangements July 1, with exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities.

A new memo from the human capital agency says federal agencies should change policies and require workers to be in the office full time by the end of the week.

Watters asked Ramaswamy. “I think that’s incorrect, but what I would say is we had different and complementary approaches,” said Ramawamy. open image in gallery Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing ...

Vivek Ramaswamy, the former co-leader of the Department for Government Efficiency, was asked during an appearance on Fox News if he was fired from the advisory panel by Elon Musk.

OPM White House Leadership Billionaire Elon ... In a November op-ed with his former co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk promised “mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy.”