Elon Musk, Trump and Department of Government Efficiency

How Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could actually work
The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make suggestions — unless Trump tries to axe current laws.
Trump appoints SpaceX's Elon Musk to help head regulation-slashing 'Department of Government Efficiency'
Elon Musk will have a place in the second Trump administration. The SpaceX founder and CEO will lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" along with entrepreneur and politician Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening (Nov. 12).
Trump Says Elon Musk Will Head New ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’ Alongside Vivek Ramaswamy
The proposed government agency, which is not yet established, would “dismantle Government Bureaucracy” among other things, according to Trump.
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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.
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Elon Musk names financial watchdog government agency he wants to ‘delete’
The agency aims to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or abusive financial practices by taking action against companies that break the law. In 2022, the CFPB ordered Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for “widespread mismanagement” that led to misapplied loan payments, wrongfully foreclosed homes and more.
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump's new 'Department of Government Efficiency'
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead his administration's new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to end "government waste" and "slash excess regulations.
How Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency May Impact Your Wallet
As President-elect Donald Trump assembles the cabinet for his incoming presidential administration, he has also announced his plan to create an initiative he calls the “Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE).
Elon Musk's DOGE Dream Team: From Marc Andreessen To Uber's Travis Kalanick, Silicon Valley Titans Reportedly Join Forces To Overhaul Federal Spending
Earlier this month, President-elect Donald Trump selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly formed Department ...
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What we know about Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intention to create a “Department of Government Efficiency,” an outside body to advise the White House, led by Elon Musk and Vivek ...
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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump's Department of Government Efficiency
President-elect Trump announced that billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump said that the ...
Elon Musk Stays Glued To Trump's Side At Mar-A-Lago Thanksgiving
Elon Musk continued to saddle up to Donald Trump over the holidays as he was seen at the president-elect’s side during ...