The department wouldn't be a department at all, but an outside group that can likely only make suggestions — unless Trump tries to axe current laws.

Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the White House on cutting spending.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.

The proposed government agency, which is not yet established, would “dismantle Government Bureaucracy” among other things, according to Trump.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to take the reins of the brand new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) under President-elect Trump — a panel with bold ambitions of

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead his administration's new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to end "government waste" and "slash excess regulations.

Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will meet with House Republicans this week to discuss cuts to federal government spending, among other matters.

The 'Outnumbered' panel weighs in on the Department of Government Efficiency's effort to slash wasteful government spending under the leadership of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans on their plan to slash regulations and other parts of the federal government.