Elon Musk, Government Efficiency

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."
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 trims goal for federal spending cuts after promising $2 trillion
Elon Musk has acknowledged his goal of slashing federal spending would be tricky – now eyeing $1 trillion in cuts, half his original goal.
Trump-ally Musk admits US$2 trillion spending cut from US government budget a ‘long shot’
Musk admits reaching half of the US$2 trillion goal will be tough without affecting Social Security and Medicare, which Trump promised not to cut or is unable to cut.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Is DOGE Real? - For Government Services Companies, Very Much So
Will DOGE succeed in cutting government spending and how will it affect companies providing government services?
Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars
As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ...
The tech leaders poised to help Trump run the government
Donald Trump is courting a cadre of Silicon Valley insiders to join his second administration.
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 ...
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High-quality government software starts with efficacy, not efficiency
How will the government deliver high-quality, secure software that creates measurable outcomes? Not simply through efficiency ...