{"id":2378450,"date":"2024-12-10T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-announces-unexpected-new-title-at-doge-and-where-hes-focusing\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T12:11:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:11:23","slug":"elon-announces-unexpected-new-title-at-doge-and-where-hes-focusing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-announces-unexpected-new-title-at-doge-and-where-hes-focusing\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Announces Unexpected New Title at DOGE and Where He\u2019s Focusing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-announces-unexpected-new-title-at-doge-and-where-hes-focusing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk recently announced his role\u200d as\u2064 a &#8220;Volunteer IT Consultant&#8221; under President-elect Donald Trump,aimed at addressing the inefficiencies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> IT systems.\u2062 Musk highlighted\u2062 the \u2064poor condition of these\u2062 systems, which he claims are \u2064unable to adequately\u200d verify payments, contributing to \u200dissues like fraud and \u200dmisuse\u200d of funds. \u200bHe emphasized the need\u2064 for significant improvements to ensure\u2063 accountability and proper auditing\u2064 of taxpayer dollars, which are often mismanaged due \u200dto outdated technology. According to Musk, many federal\u2064 IT systems are decades old and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-tiktok-owners-sell-stakes-in-app-or-face-national-ban\/\" title=\"White House to TikTok owners: Sell stakes in app or face national ban\">pose security risks<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing costs exceeding 0 billion annually<\/a> to maintain them. \u2063A 2023 \u200creport by the General Accounting Office confirmed these concerns, indicating \u200cthat the \u2062U.S. government has not effectively modernized its systems, some\u200b of which are\u2062 over 50 years old. Musk&#8217;s goal is to reform the infrastructure \u200bto\u200d enhance government operations \u2062and\u2062 address the \u200cnational deficit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fixing the basics is the first step to fixing government, Elon Musk wrote Monday in announcing his preferred title as he begins his work to repair the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are heading President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-gives-musk-ramaswamy-head-start-cutting-trillions-government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1866136939247681617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, Musk said the sad state of federal IT systems ensures inefficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Federal government computers &amp; software are in such bad shape that they often cannot verify that payments are not fraud, waste or abuse!&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why the government can&rsquo;t pass basic audits. They often LITERALLY don&rsquo;t know where your tax dollars went. It&rsquo;s insane,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Musk said his title is nothing grand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Federal government computers &amp; software are in such bad shape that they often cannot verify that payments are not fraud, waste or abuse!<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why the government can&rsquo;t pass basic audits. They often LITERALLY don&rsquo;t know where your tax dollars went. It&rsquo;s insane.<\/p>\n<p>My preferred&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1866136939247681617?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My preferred title in the new administration is Volunteer IT Consultant. Need to fix the IT infrastructure in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-youngkin-signs-11-orders-on-day-one-in-office-includes-crt-ban-investigating-loudoun-county-officials\/\" title=\"Governor Youngkin Signs 11 Orders On Day One In Office; Includes CRT Ban, Investigating Loudoun County Officials\">make government work<\/a>,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a grind &amp; hardly glorious, but we can&rsquo;t make government efficient &amp; fix the deficit if the computers don&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bernie-sanders-stuns-declaring-elon-musk-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> also posted about a 2019 report saying 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-mainstream-media-ceo-launches-vulgar-tirade-way-elon-musk-changed-media-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal IT systems<\/a> cost $337 million alone to operate and had known security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some of the government software is over half a century old &#129327; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E3dJG7a1SW\">pic.twitter.com\/E3dJG7a1SW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1866145724406116631?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-23-106821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Accounting Office<\/a> updated that report in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Each year, the U.S. government spends over $100 billion on information technology. Most of that will be used to operate and maintain existing systems, including aging &mdash; or &lsquo;legacy&rsquo; &mdash; systems. These systems can be costly to maintain and vulnerable to hackers,&rdquo; the GAO wrote.<\/p>\n<p>It also noted that, as of May 2023,&nbsp; two of the 10 systems identified years ago, Department of Transportation and the Office of Personnel Management, had still not implemented changes.<\/p>\n<p>The GAO report noted that as of 2019, one system used by a federal agency was 51 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The updated report noted that as of 2019, &ldquo;several of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most critical legacy systems used outdated languages, had unsupported hardware and software, and were operating with known security vulnerabilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report also noted that the GAO had sent the Office of Management and Budget &ldquo;guidance directing agencies to identify systems needing modernization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While OMB had drafted such guidance, it has not yet been issued. 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Alongside entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk will lead President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency. In a post on X, he highlighted the poor condition of federal IT systems, which leads to inefficiency. He noted that &#8220;the Federal government computers and software are so outdated they often can&#8217;t confirm whether payments are fraudulent or wasteful,&#8221; explaining why basic audits fail and how officials frequently lack knowledge about tax dollar allocations. Musk described his title as &#8220;Volunteer IT Consultant,&#8221; emphasizing the need to enhance IT infrastructure for effective governance. 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