One of Elons Musk’s top allies at Nicole Hollander’s General Services Administration (GSA) appear to be shrinking her work, according to sources and documents obtained by Wired. Since January, Holland, who has links to Musk’s so-called Ministry of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been working on real estate projects related to GSA’s federal leasing and office buildings.
The move is part of Musk and his leadership team’s leadership team in the so-called government efficiency department. On Wednesday, Musk posted his “Schedule Time as a Government Employee” on X that is coming to an end and thanked President Trump for “the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.” Musk responded to Musk’s speech last month in a remarks with Tesla shareholders’ first-quarter earnings call, saying he only spent “one or two days a week on government affairs.” It is unclear whether the remarks are intended to appease Tesla shareholders or whether they truly reflect a decision to reduce Musk’s administration’s participation.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Steve Davis, a longtime Musk lieutenant, also left Doge. Davis played a key role in Musk’s administration actions, including overseeing budget cuts and hiring practices. He is also a Dutch companion.
Both Davis and Hollander played a major role in the Musk Twitter takeover in 2022. During this transition, they moved into the Twitter office building in San Francisco with their newborn babies. Hollander is responsible for Twitter’s (now X) real estate projects, while Davis manages a brutal cost-cutting program called Zero Budget. Once completed, the company is almost unrecognizable, with a real estate footprint and employee base a small part of its previous size.
Their time in government also saw a fundamental shrinkage of the federal labor force, and thousands of employees lost their jobs. Since February, the GSA has been making plans to sell hundreds of federal office buildings. With Davis and the Dutch apparently out, their cost-cutting efforts seem to be continuing: On May 29, the GSA issued a memorandum saying it was accelerating or transferring the sale or transfer of Captain John F. Williams, the U.S. Coast Guard New England headquarters.
GSA employees said there hasn’t been an official announcement about Davis and Holland, noting that they have seen multiple members of the Dock team in the office in recent weeks. For example, Edward Coristine, a young engineer online known as the Big Ball, will continue his administration until May 29, for example, to schedule meetings with agencies including the Treasury and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. GSA also did not respond to Wired’s request for comment. Hollander arrived via direct messages on X and did not respond until it was released.
