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The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', despite its name, is not a governmental organization. It is a non-governmental organization created by President-elect Donald J. Trump to give advice on reducing the size and wastefulness of the executive branch of the [[United States]] government.<ref name="trump2024-11-12>{{REFdocument
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}}</ref> DOGE was created by executive order on 20 January 2025.<ref name="trump2025-01-20">{{REFdocument
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DOGE is supposed to expire on 4 July 2026, which is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the [[United States]].<ref name="trump2024-11-12/>
==Proposed operations==
Musk and [[Vivek Ramaswamy| Ramaswamy]] believe that existing law and recent court decisions give them the power eliminate harmful, inefficient federal regulations. It is expected that the elimination of regulations would permit a reduction in the number of federal employees.<ref name="luhmy2024">{{REFnews
 |title=Musk and Ramaswamy think they have new power to cut federal regulations. Here’s why it’s not so simple
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}}</ref> Trump said DOGE would be used ""to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."<ref>{{REFnews
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President Donald J. Trump has asked campaign lawyer William McGinley to work with [[Elon Musk]] and [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] at DOGE.<ref name="cheney2024">{{REFnews
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==Congressional relations==
===DOGE House subcommittee===
[https://oversight.house.gov/chairman-james-comer/ James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee], announced the formation of a new GOP-controlled "Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE)" subcommittee, in the next Congress. Republican Congresswoman [https://greene.house.gov/ Marjorie Taylor Greene] of Georgia will be the chair person of the new subcommittee.<ref>{{REFnews
 |title=Marjorie Taylor Greene to head new DOGE House subcommittee with plans to cut 'waste'
 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-head-new-doge-house-subcommittee/story?id=116138565
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}}</ref> Greene said, "The goal of DOGE is to bring accountability and GUT useless government agencies."<ref>{{REFnews
 |title=What We Know About Elon Musk’s ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’—As Marjorie Taylor Greene Enters Fold
 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/11/21/what-we-know-about-elon-musks-department-of-government-efficiency-as-marjorie-taylor-greene-enters-fold/
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Republican Congressman Jodey Arrington of Texas, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, commented:
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“This country desperately needs bold leadership to restore fiscal sanity in our nation’s capital and reverse the curse of a looming debt crisis.

Thankfully, the American people are returning President Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office. I'm thrilled by President Trump’s decision to appoint Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the desperately needed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and look forward to working with them to right-size the bloated bureaucracy and rein-in wasteful Washington spending.

It’s time to go to work and deliver on the mandate from the American people - with help from Elon and Vivek, I like our chances!”<ref>{{REFnews
 |title=Chairman Arrington Statement on President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency
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ABC news reported that Musk and Ramaswamy are to meet with House Republicans on Thursday, 5 December 2024.<ref>{{REFnews
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Democrat members are expressing more interest in DOGE.<ref name="solender2024">{{REFnews
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Majorie Taylor Greene announced the Republican members of the House committee would be Reps. Pat Fallon (R-TX), William Timmons (R-SC), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Brian Jack (R-GA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Eric Burlison (R-MO), and Michael Cloud (R-TX).

===Senate DOGE Caucus===
Sen. [https://www.ernst.senate.gov/ Joni Ernst] (R-Iowa) will take charge of a new Senate DOGE Caucus, which will work with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by [[Elon Musk| Musk]] and [[Vivek Ramaswamy| Ramaswamy]].<ref>{{REFnews
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===DOGE meets with Congress===
On Thursday, 5 December 2024, [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] met with the DOGE caucus, consisting mostly of Republican lawmakers, while [[Elon Musk]] met with Senator [https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/ John Thune].<ref name="mcmanus2014">{{REFnews
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Sen. [https://www.tillis.senate.gov/ Thom Tillis] said it was “way too early” to identify key priorities of the caucus and emphasized that it would be an ongoing effort through the four years of Trump’s administration.<ref name="mcmanus2014" />
===DOGE commences operations===
DOGE will be lead by centibillionaire [[Elon Musk]].<ref>{{REFweb
 |url=https://mashable.com/article/doge-trump-executive-order-explained
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}}</ref>  The billionaire entrepreneur [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] has announced his plans to campaign for the governorship of Ohio in 2026.

DOGE will occupy an office in the [https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/historic-preservation/explore-historic-buildings/find-a-building/all-historic-buildings/eisenhower-executive-office-building-washington-dc Eisenhower Executive Office Building] near the White House and adjacent to the West Wing.<ref>{{REFnews
 |title=DOGE officially comes to power today. Here's what's likely first on the agenda
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The indicated address is:

Department of Government Efficiency<br>
Eisenhower Executive Office Building<br>
1560 17th Street NW<br>
Washington, DC 20500

==Video==
The proposal for a Department of Government Efficiency has generated a colossal number of videos. They may be found at:

* [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=department+of+government+efficiency department of government efficiency]

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* {{URLwebsite|https://doge.gov/|2025-01-21}}
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