According to BlockBeats, on February 8th, Time magazine featured Elon Musk on its cover and published an article titled "Elon Musk's War on Washington". On the cover, Musk is wearing a suit and sitting behind a luxurious wooden office desk symbolizing power (or imitating the resolute desk in the US presidential office). On the left side behind is the American flag, and on the right side is the presidential flag, implying that Musk is deeply tied to presidential power and American politics. According to the article, on one hand, there is an institution with a 64 year history, a $35 billion budget, and a mission clearly defined by federal law; on the other hand, there is a political sabotage team used by Musk to dismantle the federal bureaucracy. They call themselves members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a group of temporary workers without a charter, website, or clear legal authorization. Its power comes from Musk, the wealthiest person on the planet, who has been tasked with dismantling much of the federal bureaucracy - cutting budgets, weakening the civil service, and depriving independent agencies of the ability to obstruct presidential goals
