London|Washington | Elon Musk’s hyperactive efficiency drive failed to prevent US federal spending rising to a record $US603 billion ($953 billion) last month, new Treasury data has revealed, highlighting the Trump administration’s difficulty in drastically cutting the size of government.
Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency claims to have already made more than $US100 billion of savings, but only a handful of departments registered any drops in spending in the first full month of the new administration.
