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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
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
|title=Executive Order Establishing the Department of Government Efficiency
|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency/
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DOGE will be lead by centibillionaire Elon Musk and the billionaire entreprenour Vivek Ramaswamy.<ref name="trump2024-11-12/>
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
|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/politics/doge-musk-ramaswamy-federal-regulations/index.html
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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
|title=https://www.investopedia.com/elon-musk-s-doge-is-hiring-here-are-the-details-8746098
|url=Elon Musk's DOGE Is Hiring—Here Are the Details
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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/>
President Donald J. Trump has asked campaign lawyer William McGinley to work with [[Elon Musk]] and [[Vivek Ramaswamy]] at DOGE.<ref name="cheney2024">{{REFnews
==DOGE House subcommittee==
|title=Trump changes gears at White House counsel
James Comer, chair 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 Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia will be the chair person of the new subcommittee.<ref>{{REFnews
|url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/04/congress/donald-trump-white-house-counsel-00192611
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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'
  |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
  |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-head-new-doge-house-subcommittee/story?id=116138565
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ABC news reported that Musk and Ramaswamy are to meet with House Republicans on Thursday, 5 December 2024.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to meet with House Republicans on DOGE plans
|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-meet-house-republicans-doge/story?id=116323773
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Democrat members are expressing more interest in DOGE.<ref name="solender2024">{{REFnews
|title=Inside House Democrats' DOGE-curious bloc
|url=https://archive.is/V8P8t#selection-507.0-507.41
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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
|title=Ernst to head new Senate DOGE Caucus
|url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/22/congress/a-senate-doge-caucus-00191360
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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
|title=Lawmakers meet with Musk and Ramaswamy to talk DOGE priorities
|url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/05/congress/first-major-congress-doge-meeting-begins-00192779
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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
|title=DOGE officially announced. How the Elon Musk-led department will work
|last=Townsend
|first=Chance
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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
|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/doge-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-inauguration-first-steps-2025-1?op=1
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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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