Range of the annual salary Chris Young is earning as a political adviser to Elon Musk’s company Europa 100 LLC while also serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.

Ethics experts said Young’s dual role likely violates federal conflict-of-interest regulations. As a special government employee, Young can maintain outside employment while serving for a limited amount of time. But such government workers are still required to abide by laws and rules governing conflicts of interest and personal and business relationships.

Young, the CFPB, DOGE and the White House did not respond to requests for comment.

“I used to think of Pathways as a blessing. Now, I’m done with it.”

— Luke Seaborn, a 54-year-old from rural Jefferson, Georgia, who was featured in a testimonial video for Pathways to Coverage, Gov. Brian Kemp’s insurance program for impoverished Georgians. 

We reported on how the bureaucratic red tape Seaborn encountered illustrates why the program struggles to gain traction even as the state spends millions of dollars to burnish Pathways’ brand. The state’s Medicaid agency did not respond to questions about Seaborn’s experience.