India, Feb. 3 -- Elon Musk has said that the new US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under his leadership is now working 120 hours a week.

"Our bureaucratic opponents optimistically work 40 hours a week. That is why they are losing so fast," Musk wrote in a post on X (Formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

It has only been two weeks since Musk took the role of heading the department aimed to cut down government expenditure.

Before that, he had also made another post on X, saying "Working the weekend is a superpower," since "very few in the bureaucracy actually work the weekend, so it's like the opposing team just leaves the field for 2 days!"

Musk is known for his relentless work ethic, often saying that he works 120-hour weeks and al...