Opinion
Making Government Efficient Again
The recent appointment of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency is a clear signal that Trump is leaning toward disruption. But the risks are significant—and the president-elect has other reform options that could be more effective at a far lower cost.
10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block
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10 government programs that could be defunded in name of efficiency
Trump advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have pledged not to bring a chisel to government spending, but rather “a chainsaw.”
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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.
Want to Work for Elon Musk’s Government-Efficiency Team? There’s a Catch
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What is DOGE? Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency led by Musk and Ramaswamy
Elon Musk’s DOGE will advise on gutting federal departments and which staff should be fired if it deems they are a ‘massive waste’
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.
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