Trump vows to 'dismantle federal bureaucracy' and 'restructure' agencies with new, Musk-led commission

Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

President-elect Trump is vowing to restructure federal agencies and slash bureaucracy as part of a new entity led by billionaire executive Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. 

Trump on Tuesday designated the enterprise the Department of Government Efficiency, though it will not be a federal department nor will it function inside of government. Instead, Trump said, it will “provide advice and guidance” from outside the executive branch and work closely with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to propose cuts. 

“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies—essential ...