Tesla chief Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
US President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday (November 12) that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head the newly established Department of Government Efficiency.
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In his statement, Trump emphasised that Musk and Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” The initiative aims to streamline government operations and enhance efficiency across federal departments.
Trump announced that their work would wrap up by July 4, 2026, aiming to deliver a streamlined and effective government as a “gift” to the nation on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. These appointments bring two notable private sector figures into key government roles.
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Musk, who heads Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X, and Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, both openly supported Trump. Ramaswamy endorsed Trump after exiting the race, while Musk contributed millions to Trump’s campaign and appeared alongside him publicly. Trump previously indicated he would enlist Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, to champion government efficiency.
The department’s acronym, DOGE, happens to match the name of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency Musk is known for promoting.
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“This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in government waste, which is a lot of people!” Musk said, according to Trump’s statement, which called the new government initiative “potentially ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” referring to the U.S. plan to build the atomic bomb that helped end World War Two.
(With inputs from Reuters)
