President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency” that will “shred the government bureaucracy, reduce excessive regulation, reduce wasteful spending and restructure Federal Agencies.” Tesla CEO and X owner Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, will co-lead the effort with Trump. In a statement to Truth Social.
The scope of the role is not entirely clear. Trump’s press release said, “The Department of Government Efficiency will provide outside-of-government advice and guidance and work with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget to implement sweeping structural reforms and bring an unprecedented entrepreneurial approach to government. before.” He also noted that “their work will end no later than July 4, 2026.”
Musk shared the news at X, but did not say how the role might affect his commitments at his various other companies. Musk, poured Trump’s campaign-boosting Super Pac has done it before about his willingness to work with Trump to cut government spending. However, he a joke about a potential “trade” for the operation. “Republican politicians have been dreaming up DOGE’s goals for far too long,” Trump said in a statement.
