India, Feb. 10 -- The US' Department of Government Spending (DOGE), President Donald Trump's flagship initiative to reduce government expenditure and make its functioning more financially viable, has hired a second Indian-origin techie. The Elon Musk-run wing is being represented by Nikhil Rajpal at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), WIRED reported. Rajpal has functioning email addresses with both DOGE and NOAA, a body which provides weather forecasts and monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditions.

Rajpal was reportedly granted editor access to all NOAA Google sites last week, as instructed by acting Commerce Secretary Jeremy Pelter. Additionally, an employee with over 40 years of experience, who has led NOAA's ...