The billionaire seems to be repeating his Twitter playbook. The question is why? And will he get away with it?

Musk appears to be bringing his Twitter takeover playbook to the public sector, and, as they did at the social media company, his moves are causing chaos and confusion for federal workers. The richest man in the world has attempted to reduce costs and gut entire departments,

Twitter's financials are still looking pretty dire — as owner Elon Musk himself admitted in a January email to staff reviewed by the WSJ.

Musk’s increased involvement with federal agencies has lowered morale and created a workplace energy of “fear” and “madness.”