CNN: Elon Musk granted special government employee status: he doesn’t get a paycheck

American billionaire Elon Musk now officially works under US President Donald Trump as a special government employee, CNN reported, citing a White House source.

This appointment means that Musk is not a volunteer but is also not a full-time federal employee.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice summary, a special government employee is “anyone who works or is expected to work for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period.”

Musk is not receiving a paycheck, a person familiar with his work told CNN. A source familiar with the situation told CNN that Musk has a security clearance.

Musk, who is the world’s richest man and became an ardent Trump supporter during the campaign, has an office on the White House campus. In the weeks after Trump took office, Musk demonstrated that he has broad authority to implement his government efficiency initiative, known as DOGE.