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
Demystifying the Department of Government Efficiency
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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,
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.
Riffing on Trump’s DOGE initiative, N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte forms Commission on Government Efficiency
The newly sworn-in GOP governor said her state-level COGE initiative will be led by two business-minded New Hampshire leaders ...
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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, ...
'Overwhelming support': Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration
The nation's Republican governors are making clear their "overwhelming support" for President-elect Trump's "Department of ...
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
Musk and Ramaswamy have stepped up hiring for DOGE, with more than 50 staffers already started working out of the offices of ...
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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When DOGE says delete the IRS, it might shoot itself in the foot
Even a shrunken government would need to collect taxes to carry out functions it has left. The IRS is a case in point.
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 agents dispatched across the country, report says
Surrogates for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s non-governmental agency have reportedly already begun visiting federal ...
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?