Reminder to Elon:
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reminder to Elon:
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- SGEs are subject to the same ethics standards as other federal employees.
- SGEs must comply with conflict of interest laws.
- SGEs must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
- SGEs are limited to providing services for up to 130 days in a 365-day period.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
- SGEs are limited to providing services for up to 130 days in a 365-day period.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
- SGEs are prohibited from acting as an agent or attorney before the government.
- SGEs must not participate in matters affecting their personal financial interests.
Congress in 6 months holding hearings into all the SGEs the Pentagon has been hiring
August 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Congress in 6 months holding hearings into all the SGEs the Pentagon has been hiring
Right now, Elon Musk and other Special Government Employees (SGEs) with significant conflicts of interest are working the system.
We demand reform. That’s why @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act to ensure SGEs are subject to oversight and accountability ⬇️
We demand reform. That’s why @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act to ensure SGEs are subject to oversight and accountability ⬇️
April 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Right now, Elon Musk and other Special Government Employees (SGEs) with significant conflicts of interest are working the system.
We demand reform. That’s why @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act to ensure SGEs are subject to oversight and accountability ⬇️
We demand reform. That’s why @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act to ensure SGEs are subject to oversight and accountability ⬇️
Thanks so much Elon for the wonderful meeting member of the Special Government Employees (SGEs) team, supporting Elon Musk and initiatives related to DOGE % #elonmusk
@elonmusk
@elonmusk
October 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Thanks so much Elon for the wonderful meeting member of the Special Government Employees (SGEs) team, supporting Elon Musk and initiatives related to DOGE % #elonmusk
@elonmusk
@elonmusk
Sges gonna kick and pound your butt 💦
Comm for anon
Comm for anon
March 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sges gonna kick and pound your butt 💦
Comm for anon
Comm for anon
I invite lawyers to comment on the part of the TRO that requires SGEs to destroy copies they've already made of info they've accessed. The SGEs aren't parties to the suit, unless they're encompassed in "President Trump" ...
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February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I invite lawyers to comment on the part of the TRO that requires SGEs to destroy copies they've already made of info they've accessed. The SGEs aren't parties to the suit, unless they're encompassed in "President Trump" ...
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This is broader than the “consent order” entered Thurs. by Judge Kollar-Kotelly in DC. Latter allowed 2 DOGE “special govt employees” (SGEs) to keep working but not send data out of Treas. This one bars access to SGEs & orders them to destroy anything already copied ...
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February 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is broader than the “consent order” entered Thurs. by Judge Kollar-Kotelly in DC. Latter allowed 2 DOGE “special govt employees” (SGEs) to keep working but not send data out of Treas. This one bars access to SGEs & orders them to destroy anything already copied ...
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I must yet again remind everybody that the time limits for SGEs are not real! The law allows the utmost flexibility. Musk could have remained an SGE indefinitely.
Give me a break, Musk is not leaving because his scheduled time is up
The litigation held him accountable, & for that & other reasons he became politically unpopular & a liability
He lost. Democracy won. Only one round of the fight but a biggie!
The litigation held him accountable, & for that & other reasons he became politically unpopular & a liability
He lost. Democracy won. Only one round of the fight but a biggie!
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I must yet again remind everybody that the time limits for SGEs are not real! The law allows the utmost flexibility. Musk could have remained an SGE indefinitely.
Elon Musk's actions are illegal
February 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Elon Musk's actions are illegal
Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees.
Trump hired Musk as a 'special government employee.' Here's what that means
Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees.
what else are you gonna use SGEs for
September 1, 2026 at 4:22 AM
what else are you gonna use SGEs for
Just happen to have the conflict of interest rules for Special Govt Employees (SGEs) handy. In brief: SGEs may not participate in any govt matter w/a direct & predictable effect on their financial interests. 18 U.S.C. 208. Even if the SGE is unpaid? Yup, even if unpaid. @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
The plan is for a cohort of unpaid, unofficial volunteers to live within federal agencies for six months, working 80 hours per week on undefined tasks, conspire with one another on Signal, and get nearly everyone around them fired. It doesn’t sound fully baked to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
January 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just happen to have the conflict of interest rules for Special Govt Employees (SGEs) handy. In brief: SGEs may not participate in any govt matter w/a direct & predictable effect on their financial interests. 18 U.S.C. 208. Even if the SGE is unpaid? Yup, even if unpaid. @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
The SEER Act would strengthen transparency and ethics requirements for Special Government Employees. This will help ensure that the work of SGEs serves the American people, and not personal financial interests.
We commend @warren.senate.gov leadership on this.
We commend @warren.senate.gov leadership on this.
Warren, Stansbury, Democratic Leaders Introduce Bill to Rein in Musk, Special Government Employees (SGEs) | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The SEER Act would strengthen transparency and ethics requirements for Special Government Employees. This will help ensure that the work of SGEs serves the American people, and not personal financial interests.
We commend @warren.senate.gov leadership on this.
We commend @warren.senate.gov leadership on this.
SGEs have no decision-making authority. The press should ask what decisions they have made. bsky.app/profile/cost...
Question for press to ask: is he a Special Government Employee (SGE)? If so, he can’t fire anybody. Or supervise anyone or direct any policy decisions.
“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
February 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
SGEs have no decision-making authority. The press should ask what decisions they have made. bsky.app/profile/cost...
SGEs have federal ethics obligations and have to file financial disclosure. Did Elon do any of this? Who is tracking his work to make sure he complies with ethics issues?
Elon Musk is officially serving as a special government employee, according to a White House official. Per a DOJ 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 being paid, I am told.
February 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
SGEs have federal ethics obligations and have to file financial disclosure. Did Elon do any of this? Who is tracking his work to make sure he complies with ethics issues?
ICYMI: Trump’s AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, is using his role as a Special Government Employee to line his pockets.
Earlier this year, @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act, which would expand & strengthen ethics and conflict of interest rules for all SGEs.
Earlier this year, @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act, which would expand & strengthen ethics and conflict of interest rules for all SGEs.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
ICYMI: Trump’s AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, is using his role as a Special Government Employee to line his pockets.
Earlier this year, @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act, which would expand & strengthen ethics and conflict of interest rules for all SGEs.
Earlier this year, @warren.senate.gov and I introduced the SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act, which would expand & strengthen ethics and conflict of interest rules for all SGEs.
sges so damn fine
June 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
sges so damn fine
I'm pretty sure none of these restrictions have been applied to the person claimed to be an SGE:
What are the restrictions on SGEs?
-SGEs are subject to conflict of interest laws
-SGEs cannot participate in matters that could affect a company they work for
What are the restrictions on SGEs?
-SGEs are subject to conflict of interest laws
-SGEs cannot participate in matters that could affect a company they work for
February 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I'm pretty sure none of these restrictions have been applied to the person claimed to be an SGE:
What are the restrictions on SGEs?
-SGEs are subject to conflict of interest laws
-SGEs cannot participate in matters that could affect a company they work for
What are the restrictions on SGEs?
-SGEs are subject to conflict of interest laws
-SGEs cannot participate in matters that could affect a company they work for
SGEs can’t fire anyone, can’t hire anyone bsky.app/profile/cost...
Question for press to ask: is he a Special Government Employee (SGE)? If so, he can’t fire anybody. Or supervise anyone or direct any policy decisions.
“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
September 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
SGEs can’t fire anyone, can’t hire anyone bsky.app/profile/cost...
SGES SO ME I LOVE HER
September 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
SGES SO ME I LOVE HER
-SGEs cannot use their role to influence elections or engage in political activity
-SGEs must submit a statement of employment and financial interests before starting work
-SGEs must submit a statement of employment and financial interests before starting work
February 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
-SGEs cannot use their role to influence elections or engage in political activity
-SGEs must submit a statement of employment and financial interests before starting work
-SGEs must submit a statement of employment and financial interests before starting work
Anyone have a good explainer re: Special Governmental Employees (SGEs) in the White House? My memory is that there were pretty extreme limits about what SGEs can and can't do (by law).
I ask because it seems that Musk, Ramaswany & Sacks may all be SGEs.
I ask because it seems that Musk, Ramaswany & Sacks may all be SGEs.
December 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Anyone have a good explainer re: Special Governmental Employees (SGEs) in the White House? My memory is that there were pretty extreme limits about what SGEs can and can't do (by law).
I ask because it seems that Musk, Ramaswany & Sacks may all be SGEs.
I ask because it seems that Musk, Ramaswany & Sacks may all be SGEs.
And SGEs have no supervision authority and no decision making authority, and yet he was reportedly acting as a Cabinet Agency Chief of Staff.
Reminder that Lewandowski was a Special Government Employee with a zero dollar contract. Because he saw govt as a graft opportunity for much bigger bucks
Unprecedented corruption www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
September 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
And SGEs have no supervision authority and no decision making authority, and yet he was reportedly acting as a Cabinet Agency Chief of Staff.