Elon Musk will lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ Donald Trump says

President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk because the chief of a brand new “Division of Authorities Effectivity,” that can “dismantle Authorities Paperwork, slash extra laws, reduce wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Companies.” The Tesla CEO and proprietor of X will spearhead the trouble together with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump in an announcement on Reality Social.

The scope of the position isn’t precisely clear. Trump’s press launch mentioned that “the Division of Authorities Effectivity will present recommendation and steering from exterior of Authorities, and can accomplice with the White Home and Workplace of Administration & Finances to drive massive scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial strategy to Authorities by no means seen earlier than.” It additionally acknowledged that “their work will conclude no later than July 4, 2026.”

Musk shared the information on X, however didn’t point out how the position may impression his obligations at his varied different firms. Musk, who poured into Tremendous Pac boosting Trump’s marketing campaign, has beforehand about his want to work with Trump to chop authorities spending. He did, nonetheless, joke about potential “merch” for the operation. “Republican politicians have dreamed in regards to the goals of ‘DOGE’ for a really very long time,” Trump’s assertion mentioned.