What to Know About Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency'
President-elect Donald Trump made good on one of his campaign promises Tuesday night when he officially appointed billionaire Elon Musk to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Department of Government Efficiency: US Federal Spending in Maps, Charts
Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden all spent a greater proportion of their GDP than America did in 2022.
What we know about the Department of Government Efficiency
All actions of the Department of Government Efficiency will be posted online for maximum transparency. Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful, just let us know! We will also have a leaderboard for most insanely dumb… https://t.co/1c0bAlxmY0
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Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Is Just a Temporary Advisory Group with a Corny Acronym
But the structure of the so-called “department” may allow Musk and his co-chair, Vivek Ramaswamy, to evade some ethics requirements.
Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.
Daily Briefing: Introducing the 'Department of Government Efficiency'
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.
What we know about Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the White House on cutting spending.
Elon Musk’s guide to shrinking the government
We should be able to get away with 99 agencies,” he added in the interview posted on Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday. For Musk’s 200-million-plus followers on X, the billionaire’s commentary signaled a government demolition operation — one that neatly dovetails with President-elect Donald Trump’s deregulatory plans,
Explainer-How Musk's US Government Efficiency Panel Might Work
Discretionary spending, including defense spending, is estimated to total $1.9 trillion out of $6.75 trillion in total federal outlays for fiscal 2024, according to the Congressional Budget Office, suggesting Musk's target would be very difficult to meet.
Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'
The move comes after Musk became one of Trump's staunchest supporters, and biggest financial backers, during the last stage of his presidential campaign
What would ‘government efficiency’ look like if Elon Musk gets his way?
Trump has given two entrepreneurs a mission to make the government more efficient. It's unclear how Elon Musk and Vivek ...
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Elon Musk will co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency after helping to deliver Pa. to Trump. But what is DOGE?
President-elect Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of X, as well as Vivek ...
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Trump names Musk to head government efficiency group. Well, it was Tesla chief's idea.
President-elect Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with leading a panel to streamline the U.S. government, ...
Bull doge! Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE
Dogecoin is surging in value since Donald Trump won the presidential election. The cryptocurrency, whose mascot is a ...