Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants to Be Notified About Any Requests for Oversight
The government efficiency group also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office.
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNPHappy FOIA-lentines Day! I just coined that. Federal agencies are required to respond to FOIA requests within 20 business days. Well, guess what? Today, Valentine’s Day, will be 20 business days since Jan. 20, Inauguration Day. That means anyone who filed requests the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president will start receiving acknowledgment letters and decisions on their requests. You may even get some records if you’re lucky. Don’t expect any roses. If you’re not already getting FOIA Files in your inbox, sign up here.
Valentine’s Day aside, this past week has been dominated by news of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Known as DOGE, the group has taken aim at the federal bureaucracy and already effectively sidelined two government agencies, the US Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.