Nonprofit Linked to SpaceXAI Lawyer Pays US Agency Staff Salaries

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An organization called the National Design Studio has been functioning as a successor to the DOGE agency. According to a WIRED investigation, several staff members working for this government studio are having their salaries paid by a nonprofit. That nonprofit is reportedly run by the general counsel of SpaceXAI. This arrangement raises questions about the influence of private entities within a government-adjacent body.

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