Elon Musk's "DOGE" Department Sounds Like It Might Be a Fake Thing to Make Him Feel Important
Mercurial CEO Elon Musk has made a big deal out of being put in charge of a "Department of Government Efficiency" or DOGE, promising to excise $2 trillion from the country's federal budget without elaborating how he plans to do just that.
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.
What Can the Department of Government Efficiency Do?
President-elect Trump has indicated the entity will operate outside the government, a position that comes with legal limits.
Elon Musk's New Government Department Seeking "Super High-IQ" People Who Will Work for Free
Dork for Hire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy's committee to slash government spending is now hiring — and what better place to recruit from than the former's social media site? On Thursday,
What to know about Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what it's about.
DOGE: How Elon Musk could use his new meme "department" to target government employees and programs
Both men have voiced ambitious ideas for how to use their new powers, whatever they may turn out to be. Musk boasted that DOGE, a reference to his favored cryptocurrency Dogecoin, will send "shockwaves through the system,
Musk and Ramaswamy won't be paid to lead new Department of Government Efficiency, Musk says
Elon Musk shared on X that nor he or Vivek Ramaswamy will be paid to co-lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.
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From Dogecoin To The Department Of Government Efficiency: Elon Musk's History With The 'Doge' Meme
The world's richest man seems to love this silly meme, so much so that he's gone and named a state department after it. So how did this history between Musk and Doge evolve? Let's take a look.
Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency
Musk—the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X (formerly Twitter)—was quoted in Trump's announcement as saying that DOGE "will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!"
Elon Musk's DOGE isn't an official department, yet it has a government checkmark on X
Gray checkmarks are usually reserved for official government accounts. The Department of Government Efficiency will operate outside the government.
What We Know About Elon Musk’s ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’—Staffed By 80-Hour-A-Week ‘Revolutionaries’
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are looking for "super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries" willing to work long hours to join their cost-cutting commission.
Elon Musk's DOGE is looking for people to help cut government spending. But is he offering a real job? And is it paid?
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is looking for people to join — but it's not clear if it's a paid role, or if ...
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