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 may “dismantle Authorities Forms, slash extra laws, minimize 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 a press release on Fact Social.

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

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