Elon Musk actually said...

If for example there’s a security clearance needed, the DOGE person has to have that same security clearance, so there’s no reduction in security.

Musk defends the security vetting process for DOGE staff.

02/28/2025

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anyone from DOGE has to go through the same vetting process that those federal employees went through

I want to be clear, these are cuts that DOGE recommends to the department.

One of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was Ebola prevention.

There was no interruption in services.