Elon Musk suggests Department of Government Efficiency should delete itself

Elon Musk recently tweeted that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should "delete itself," responding to co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy's proposal for an expiry date of July 4, 2026. DOGE aims to reduce federal departments from 428 to 99 and cut the workforce by 75%. Musk's plan includes a $2 trillion reduction in the federal budget, affecting over one-third of current spending. Ramaswamy's goal involves eliminating 1.5 million government jobs from the nearly 2 million civilian employees. The DOGE initiative has attracted bipartisan interest, with support from figures like Bernie Sanders and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene is expected to lead a new House panel focused on implementing personnel cuts, although the subcommittee has not yet been formally approved.