Department of Government Efficiency
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The Department of Government Efficiency[1] (DOGE) is a proposed department of the United States federal government.
Proposal
[edit]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] former U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul has been suggested by Musk to work in the department.[11][12]
Potential impact
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]- Cabinet of the United States – Principal advisory body to the president of the United States
References
[edit]- ^ also referred to as government efficiency commission
- ^ "Musk's $2 Trillion of Budget Cuts Would Have These Stocks Moving". Financial Post.
- ^ "Elon". New York Times.
- ^ "Elon Musk Gives Estimate Of How Much Waste He Can Cut From Federal Spending". dailywire.com. October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Trump says he'd create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk". AP News. September 5, 2024.
- ^ Brice, Jenn. "How Elon Musk's $130 million investment in Trump's victory could reap a huge payoff for Tesla and the rest of his business empire". Fortune.
- ^ "Musk will bring his Twitter management style to government reform".
- ^ Coster, Helen; Slattery, Gram (September 6, 2024). "Trump says he will tap Musk to lead government efficiency commission if elected". Reuters. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force". bbc.com.
- ^ "How Elon Musk could gut the government under Trump". The Independent. November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Ron Paul vows to join Elon Musk, help eliminate government waste in a Trump admin". The Hill. November 5, 2024.
- ^ Healy, Patricia. "Elon Musk puts spotlight on ... Department of Government Efficiency? | Cumberland Comment". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Bharade, Aditi. "Jamie Dimon says he likes Elon Musk's idea to start a DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency". Business Insider.
- ^ "Elon".
- ^ https://nitter.poast.org/elonmusk/status/1834640216721965470.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Elon Musk: How Trump's presidency could benefit the Tesla boss". bbc.com.
- ^ "Elon".
- ^ Swan, David (November 4, 2024). "'Delete, delete, delete': Musk's political plans put millions of Americans at risk". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Roth, Emma (September 6, 2024). "Donald Trump says he'll task Elon Musk with auditing the entire federal government". The Verge.
