(NEXSTAR) — Just days after being tapped to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is looking for “high IQ” individuals willing to work long hours to join his task force. . But the job may not come with a paycheck.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the new department during his administration.
Despite its name, DOGE is not a formal government agency. Rather, it is a private initiative that will advise the White House on how to cut spending, reduce regulation and “create an entrepreneurial approach to government like never before,” Trump said.
“This will be a shock to the entire system and to many people involved in government waste,” Musk said in the paper. statement.
It's unclear how the division will operate, but we at least know what kind of team members DOGE is looking to hire.
“We need super-high IQ small-government revolutionaries who are willing to work 80+ hours a week to bring down modest costs.” task force Musk said in a Thursday morning post on his social media platform, X.
Those interested in joining DOGE are encouraged to send their resume or CV via direct message to the official X account.
“Elon and Vivec will judge the top 1% of applicants,” the post reads.
time X user Musk agreed, noting that “the challenges at hand will require an enormous amount of tedious, high-quality work.”
“Yes, it's a lot of work, you make a lot of enemies, and you get zero rewards. It's amazing!” Billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX answered With laughing emoji. musk said before Neither he nor Ramaswamy were paid to run DOGE.
In an interview with Fox's Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Ramaswamy said the agency plans to “stimulate the economy and restore self-government” while cutting through government bureaucracy to help Americans. he said.
As the task force takes shape, Ramaswamy told X that he “wants to be as transparent as possible with the public” and plans to broadcast a weekly DOGE podcast titled “Dogecasts.”
