They don’t want to say it’s Elon Musk because Elon Musk has no legal authority.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly affirmed Musk’s leadership of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But according to a new court filing from the White House, the administrator of DOGE isn’t Elon Musk after all. Who is? No one knows. The White House won’t tell the public, an administration lawyer has reportedly said he had no idea, and even people who work for the US DOGE Service can’t get a straight answer.
Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who’s Legally Running DOGE
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-leadership-administrator