COINOTAG News, Sept. 13 — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Elon Musk had mischaracterized the mandate of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), focusing on layoffs rather than the office’s primary objective of identifying and curbing wasted government spending, according to Xinhua Finance. Raimondo described DOGE as a fiscal stewardship and cost-containment initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency across federal agencies through targeted expenditure reviews and process reform, not wholesale workforce reductions. Her remarks highlight the administration’s emphasis on structural reforms and prudent expenditure management to enhance budgetary outcomes.