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.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) without pay, Musk confirms, in response to critics of the controversial announcement.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which President-elect Trump put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of, announced on Thursday that it is opening up hiring to interested candidates.