The Democrat-led U.S. House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Democratic congressional leaders Thursday unveiled a bill aimed at pushing back against what they called improper snooping by aides to billionaire Elon Musk, who’s been enlisted by President Trump to slash the federal budget.

For years, Elon Musk has talked about Dojo — the AI supercomputer that will be the cornerstone of Tesla’s AI ambitions. It’s important enough to Musk that in July 2024, he said the company’s AI team would “ double down ” on Dojo in the lead-up to Tesla’s robotaxi reveal, which happened in October.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Elon Musk's conflicts of interest will be monitored and addressed by the Tesla CEO himself. The theory is likely to be tested as Musk's private companies like Tesla and SpaceX have reportedly been paid billions over the past decade for government work.

DOGE has gained access to government employees' sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week.

A billionaire and "special government employee" in Donald Trump's administration, Elon Musk, recently received a quiet reminder that although he has unprecedented leeway in reducing government spending,