This week, Elon Musk’s upcoming Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) taskforce launched its recruitment efforts, inviting applications two months before President-elect Donald J. Trump is set take office.
Named “DOGE” after the cryptocurrency memecoin popularized by Musk, the agency — which will be led by Musk and fellow businessman Vivek Ramaswamy — will endeavor to slash as much government bureaucracy before July 4, 2025 — including up to one third of the $6.75 trillion federal budget.
Musk and Ramaswamy gave an early indication about their hiring standards this week, however.
“We need super high-IQ, small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting,” DOGE said Thursday in a post on X.
