Washington — A White House official said Tuesday that Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, after the White House struggled to answer who is technically at the top of the organizational chart.

Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a White House official told Newsweek on Tuesday. It's not clear when Gleason was named the acting head of DOGE and what the scope of her authority is over Elon Musk, who President Donald Trump initially said was the head of the task force.