The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies. Few members have formal Washington experience. Many are software engineers. All seem to have a clear mandate: Shrink and disrupt the federal government. Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government - The New York Times
The 21 who resigned all started work for the government before Trump’s term started. Their job was to make the government more efficient. They resigned when it became clear that wasn’t Musk’s goal.