Musk, Ramaswamy Seek Volunteers to Join New Department of Government Efficiency

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy on Nov. 14 announced they are looking for volunteers to join the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), calling for the top 1 percent of small-government revolutionaries. “We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.

If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants.” Musk further confirmed that DOGE work would be unpaid, stating on X, “Indeed, this will be tedious work, make lots of enemies, and compensation is zero.



What a great deal!” DOGE’s objective is in its name: to make government more efficient, with significant spending cuts being among the top expectations. Musk stated on X that all DOGE actions will be posted online to provide “maximum transparency.” This will include the creation of a leaderboard showcasing the “most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars,” which he said would be “extremely tragic and extremely entertaining.

” He also urged the public to be vocal about what is being cut that they think might be important. Trump said the initiative could be “‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time.” The request for volunteers follows Musk’s announcement in September that he was willing to forgo compensation.

“I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises,” Musk said in a post on X. “No pay, no title, no recognition is needed.” DOGE will work with the Office of Management and Budget and is set to complete its work no later than July 4, 2026, America’s 250th anniversary.

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