What 130-day cap? Musk is 'here to stay' in the Trump admin, adviser says
Source: Politico
By JAKE TRAYLOR and DASHA BURNS
02/28/2025 05:01 PM EST
For six weeks, members of the Trump White House who have grown weary of Elon Musk’s disruptive style have taken solace in the fact that he serves as a temporary government employee, with a 130-day cap.
But a White House official now says there is no known end date on Musk’s tenure.
“No one here at the White House is tired of winning. The president has tasked Elon Musk with eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, a mission that will continue until completed,” said deputy press secretary Harrison Fields.
Musk’s “special government employee” designation as leader of the Department of Government Efficiency means he isn’t subject to the same financial disclosures as full-time government employees. But it also comes with a work limit: 130 days out of a 365-day year.
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A "special Government employee" (or "SGE"
is an officer or employee in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government who is appointed to perform important, but limited, services to the Government, with or without compensation, for a period not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days. This status is important because the ethics rules apply differently to individuals who qualify as SGEs versus other Federal employees and officials.
More information on the ethics requirements for SGEs is available in the Department of the Interior's
Sge Guide For Doi Ethics Rules Final 09 15 20-1 [pdf] (280.81 KB)
You may also want to take a look at the new animated video, Ethics Rules for Federal Advisory Committee Members, that our ethics colleagues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released. (It is less than five minutes long!)
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