Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.
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The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.
The billionaire decided he could not campaign while helping lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but tensions with Elon Musk were also evident.
Their lawsuits said the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, President Trump’s cost-cutting operation, violated a law requiring federal advisory committees to include a balance of views.
Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.
The entrepreneur will continue leading Donald J. Trump’s government efficiency project before turning his attention to a campaign.
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk’s partner in an effort to cut government costs, could make decisions that ultimately make him and his investors richer.
The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.