Musk gets unusual role in Trump's new government department that matches his crypto name
Trump picks **Elon Musk** to run new government-efficiency department with name matching Dogecoin. The department aims to track wasteful spending and reform federal agencies by mid-2026
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy got picked to lead Trumps new Department of Government Efficiency (which matches Musks crypto name DOGE) The department will track wasteful spending and reform federal agencies
This will send shockwaves through the system‚ and anyone involved in Government waste‚ which is a lot of people
This is potentially the Manhattan Project of our time
The worlds richest man – who recently spent time at Mar-a-Lago with the president-elect and his family (including a golf-club meetup with Trumps grand-daughter) brings his cost-cutting experience to the role. About 2 years ago Musk cut Xʼs staff by 80% saving roughly $3-billion‚ though the platforms revenue dropped after advertisers left
The new department plans to:
- Track wasteful government spending
- Cut extra regulations
- Re-organize federal agencies
- Create efficiency leaderboards
Ramaswamy‚ a former Republican candidate and pharma company founder with near $1-billion net worth joins as co-lead. The department aims to finish its work by July 4th 2026 – Americas 250th birthday
Trump continues building his team – naming Susie Wiles as chief-of-staff Tom Homan as border leader and Pete Hegseth for defense. The transition team prepares eight pre-vetted candidates for each role letting Trump make final picks
