Summary

Donald Trumpā€™s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has reportedly hired a 21-year-old senior advisor and a freshly graduated high schooler, showing the administrationā€™s unconventional hiring approach.

Many new appointees have ties to Elon Musk, including OPMā€™s chief of staff Amanda Scales, formerly of xAI.

The administration is restructuring government staffing, influenced by Muskā€™s cost-cutting model.

A White House memo, echoing Muskā€™s 2022 Twitter overhaul, offers buyouts to employees unwilling to meet new performance standards.