Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for by fees from banks, medical device companies and other forms of funding rather than taxpayer dollars, raising the question of whether the cuts will render hoped for savings.

In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have had their roles slashed.

U.S. government employees who lose their jobs in President Donald Trump's ongoing purge of the federal workforce and bring legal challenges face an uphill battle, with potentially little recourse even for those who prevail.