According to Bloomberg News, on November 12, the next U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will lead the newly established U.S. Government Efficiency Agency (“DOGE”).
DOGE will “pave the way for the elimination of U.S. government bureaucracy, cut redundant supervision and wasteful spending, and restructure U.S. federal agencies.
” Photo source: White House, Trump said during the campaign that he would develop a plan to improve the efficiency of the U.S. government to eliminate “fraud and improper payments” and conduct a “comprehensive financial and performance audit” of the U.S. federal government.
On November 12, Trump said that the U.S. government efficiency department will cooperate with the White House Office of Management and Budget, and said the department’s work will be completed no later than July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
, Musk may serve as a special employee of the U.S. government. U.S. government special employee is the official term for external personnel with professional knowledge hired by the U.S. government on a short-term basis.
, As a special government employee, Musk will not have to resign from his positions at companies such as Tesla and SpaceX, nor will he have to abide by federal conflict-of-interest rules that may require him to give up his stake.
, However, the specific size or structure of the U.S. government’s efficiency department is unclear, and how Musk will promote the large-scale reforms of the U.S. government he has promised.
At a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden last month, Musk predicted he could cut at least $2 trillion from the U.S. federal budget, although that would exceed what Congress spends annually on running U.S. government agencies.
This is likely to require deep cuts in popular welfare programs such as social protection, Medicare and Medicaid.
In the last fiscal year, U.S. government spending exceeded US$6.
75 trillion, of which more than US$530 million came from welfare programs such as social protection.
In addition, it is reported that Elon Musk also participated in Trump’s phone calls with world leaders, highlighting that Musk will exert huge influence in the next administration.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Musk was also present during a telephone conversation with Trump last week.
People familiar with the matter also revealed that when Trump was on the phone with Ukraine President Zelensky last week, Musk was in the room and Trump turned on hands-free mode.
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