Department of Government Efficiency

The idea for the department was first proposed by Elon Musk, who joked about potentially establishing such an agency under a second Trump administration and naming it after a cryptocurrency.^{[citation needed]}

Trump has proposed creating a commission or agency focused on government efficiency, with Musk potentially leading it. The goal would be to streamline government spending, reducing bureaucracy, eliminate “waste, fraud and improper payments,” within six months of being formed and make the federal government more efficient. Musk has claimed he can cut at least $2 trillion of waste from the federal spending.^{[citation needed]}

The concept has been met with skepticism from some, including the American Federation of Government Employees, who worry about potential job losses and the replacement of civil servants with allies.^{[citation needed]} Trump's proposal draws parallels with a similar commission established during Ronald Reagan's presidency, the Grace Commission and the United States Bureau of Efficiency.

The idea of a DoGE has also been linked to Trump's campaign promises to cut federal spending and reduce the size of government.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]} Senator Ron Paul has been suggested to work in the department.^[11][12]

Jamie Demon CEO of JPMorgan chase the largest US bank has supported the idea of creating this department to improve government competency.^[13] NYTimes wrote about whether Musk's being contractor of federal government causes conflict of interest with his work in the government office.^[14] Musk has described the deregulations as the only path to the SpaceX Mars colonization program, and promised he will "get the government off people's back and out of their pocket".^{[15][16][17][18][19][excessive citations]}

• Cabinet of the United States – Principal advisory body to the president of the United States

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