Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has been controversial since the beginning. Now focus has turned to the age and experience of the members of Musk’s team. But who exactly are these ‘Muskovites’,

The investigation also found a common thread linking a few of these young recruits: billionaire Peter Thiel. Some of them have connections to the tech mogul's fellowship program, with his influence in the libertarian-leaning tech and political world having grown in recent years.