President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday a new hire for the Department of Government Efficiency: William Joseph McGinley as the commission’s counsel.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have begun sharing details about how DOGE will work, promising to staff their commission with “a lean team of small-government crusaders.” DOGE’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, told those interested to send along their CV in a direct message. Various Silicon Valley leaders, including investor Marc Andreessen and Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick, have reportedly been involved with planning for the commission.
The DOGE co-heads have said they want to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. In 2024, federal spending totaled $6.75 trillion, nine-tenths of which went to federal programs.
Representatives for Musk and Ramswamy did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.