The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Elon Musk has been given an office in the White House complex for his department of government efficiency (Doge) in the latest sign of his closeness to Donald Trump. The SpaceX founder has reportedly been assigned space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is next to the main White House, the New York Times has claimed.