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Why the Department of Government Efficiency could be costly for the country 

of Newly proposed Ministry of Government Efficiency Or that DOGE promises to make the U.S. government leaner and more effective. But advocates of efficiency would be wise to heed the warnings of 19th century British economist William Stanley Jevons. “The more efficiently you do something, the more you tend to do it.” In an 1865 […]

Musk’s sloppiness and hubris will doom his dreams of government efficiency

Elon Musk recently posted a short message on his social media site X that should worry all Americans, especially his friend, President-elect Donald Trump. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview that the United States “cannot force us to 'sit down and listen' at the negotiating table.” We are an independent […]

Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department | Donald Trump

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Despite its name, the department is not a government agency. Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work together from outside the government to provide “advice and guidance” […]

Trump Taps Musk, Ramaswamy for ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has appointed Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency. In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, President Trump called Musk and Ramaswamy “a great group of people” who would “pave the […]

Trump Appoints Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy To Lead New Department Of Government Efficiency

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will jointly create a new Department of Government Efficiency in his second administration. Trump's statement said Musk and Ramaswamy were appointed to “reduce excessive regulation, reduce wasteful spending, and reorganize federal agencies.” The former president added that the department, led by Musk and Ramaswamy, […]

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency

President-elect Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump said the two would work together to “dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excessive regulation, cut wasteful spending and reorganize federal agencies.” “This could potentially become a modern-day 'Manhattan Project,'” he said in […]

Trump Announces Musk, Ramaswamy To Lead Dept Of Govt Efficiency

(L) Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R) Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Photo by […]