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Elon Musk to lead new efficiency department named after his favourite cryptocurrency (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Tesla mogul will head up Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Vivek Ramaswamy, to ‘dismantle bureaucracy and slash regulations’

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[–] SmilingSolaris 83 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

https://www.gao.gov/

Creating a second department to do something there already is a department for so you can have funni name is peak efficiency.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

And two heads instead of one? Peak efficiency!

[–] Mirshe 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nah, this one's OFFFICIALLY non-governmental and just makes "suggestions". Because you can't just create new departments, nor get rid of them, without Congressional approval.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Sir, thats the government accountability agency.... thats the first one to be axed.