Elon Musk is on a campaign to convince skeptics his plan for increasing federal productivity is a good idea. After rolling out a policy where government employees are required to write up a weekly email report on what they accomplished during the previous seven days or else resign,

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.

Patel will be responsible for two sprawling agencies at the Justice Department. ATF alone has 5,500 personnel.