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.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.

Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the White House on cutting spending.

Elon Musk has shared his own disbelief that the government efficiency department Donald Trump tapped him to lead “is real.” The world’s richest man and SpaceX owner, who holds billions of dollars in government contracts through his companies, appeared to mock the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a post on X.

Elon Musk has slept on Tesla's factory floor and instructed SpaceX employees to walk out of meetings where they aren't adding value.

Elon Musk's recent appointment to an advisory role in the Trump administration has stirred debate. The new Department of Government Efficiency aims to streamline federal operations and reduce bureaucracy.

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.

Elon Musk took to social media Wednesday to demand the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Musk is

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).