Demystifying the Department of Government Efficiency
This week we break down the new government committee being led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode,
Department of Government Efficiency finding $2 trillion in cuts ‘best-case outcome,’ Musk says
In an interview broadcast on his social media platform X, Elon Musk said the $2 trillion figure originally stated as the savings goal for the Department of Government Efficiency was a “best-case
Elon Musk says cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget is a 'best-case outcome'
In a Wednesday interview on X, Elon Musk said cuts of $2 trillion to the federal budget might not be possible and was a "best-case outcome."
Elon Musk says DOGE saving $2 trillion in budget cuts is a 'best-case outcome'
Elon Musk told the political strategist Mark Penn that if DOGE tried to cut $2 trillion, it'd have a "good shot" of ending up at $1 trillion.
Musk acknowledges $2 trillion spending cut goal a long shot
Elon Musk, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to oversee a government cost-cutting effort, acknowledged that his declared goal of cutting $2 trillion in spending from the $6.8 trillion federal budget would be a long shot.
Musk Says DOGE’s Goal to Cut $2 Trillion in Spending Is ‘Best-Case Outcome’
The billionaire CEO of Tesla says there is a good shot of cutting at least $1 trillion from federal government expenditures.
Musk drops DOGE target to cut $2 trillion, saying half that would be ‘an epic outcome’
Musk, a co-chairman of the Department of Government Efficiency, called the $2 trillion target “the best-case outcome” but said $1 trillion would create “no inflation” and “be an epic outcome.” “If we try for $2 trillion,
Elon Musk Says $2T in DOGE Cuts 'Best Case Outcome,' Lower Amount Likely
Key Takeaways Elon Musk said Wednesday that his goal of cutting $2 trillion in government spending may be a difficult number to reach, with half that figure more likely.Musk said in an interview that cutting waste in the federal government is a "target rich environment,
Gov. Wes Moore launches government efficiency initiative to make dent in $3B deficit
Gov. Wes Moore will look to make a dent in the looming $3 billion state budget deficit through a new effort that aims to save ...
DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste: report
DOGE representatives are reportedly holding meetings with federal staffers in an effort to cut government spending waste.
Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE won’t find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is set to co-lead the new advisory Department of Government Efficiency, has admitted the agency ...
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Top Oversight Democrat says he’s open to collaborate with the DOGE
The new Department of Government Efficiency — which, despite the “department” referenced in its name, is an advisory effort, ...
DOGE sends representatives across US government, Washington Post reports
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's aides with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have spoken with staffers at ...
What to know about DOGE and its quest to slash government waste, spending
Proponents of the Department of Government (DOGE) say that it will work with Congress to slash up to $2 trillion in ...
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Agency officials make their ‘efficiency’ pitch. Trump’s transition team takes note
Amid the transition, agency officials leading customer experience efforts across the federal government are pitching their ...
Can DOGE actually save federal money by cutting government jobs? Unlikely, economist Joel Naroff says
The government is not a factory. Standard efficiency models, which usually involve cutting workers and adding capital, may ...
Musk, Ramaswamy put spotlight on proliferation of U.S. regulations
The leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” vow to undo thousands of federal rules, but they face obstacles and ...
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The fights ahead on government efficiency | Opinion
That’s thanks to the bureaucracy-cutting effort President-Elect Donald Trump has asked them to undertake, the so-called ...
Gianforte applauds leaders of DOGE in their fight to cut government spending
When former and newly-elected President Donald Trump takes office later this month, a new advisory committee known as the ...