Trump announces Musk, Ramaswamy will lead newly-created Department of Government Efficiency

Updated on: November 12, 2024 / 9:18 PM EST
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that billionaire Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will head up a new temporary agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump in a statement said the two “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the ‘Save […]
Trump announces Musk, Ramaswamy will lead newly-created Department of Government Efficiency

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency' – WDSU

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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.
The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and […]
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency' – WDSU

Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department – The Guardian

Musk and ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head up Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)
Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
Despite the name, the department will not be a government agency. Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside government to offer the White House “advice and guidance” and will partner with the […]
Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department – The Guardian