President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

US President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk is not actually in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, according to a Monday court filing, raising more questions about the operation that has wreaked havoc across the federal government.

In a sworn declaration, Joshua Fisher, the director of the Office of Administration, claimed to have “personal knowledge” of Musk’s status within the government.

Musk “is not an employee of the US DOGE Service or US DOGE Service Temporary Organisation,” Fisher said. “Mr. Musk is not the US DOGE Service Administrator.”

The White House official said DOGE is a component of the president’s Executive Office but did not spell out who is its administrator.

Fisher said Musk works for the White House Office,

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