Investment advisor Nancy Tengler and Seattle radio host Jason Rantz discuss DOGE as it pledges to reduce banking regulation on “The Evening Edit.”
It turns out that some of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE)’s first positions won’t ultimately be volunteer-based.
On its X account on Monday, DOGE announced that it is currently recruiting a “very small number” of salaried software and information security engineers. The account also posted Dec. 27 plans to hire for full-time positions in human resources, IT and finance.
“If you are interested, please text us a few bullet points demonstrating your exceptional abilities, along with your cell phone number,” the message read.
For HR, IT and Finance candidates, they are asked to send their CV and “why you are interested in DOGE” to the DOGE X account.
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The new Department of Government Effectiveness is preparing to be rolled out once the Trump administration is sworn in, with the stated goal of reducing government waste and providing increased transparency in government spending.
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DOGE is not a Cabinet-level department, but rather a high-profile committee outside government that will be responsible for reviewing issues of government spending, waste, efficiency and operations.
DOGE proponents, led by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space the elimination of government programs and the reduction of federal workforce.
In a FOX Business interview on “Varney & Co.” Last month, Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, clarified that the co-chairs themselves would not be paid for their government-related work.
“[Elon and Ramaswamy] also wish to share their expertise with [Trump]and they volunteer, they don’t need an income,” Maye told Stuart Varney. “They just volunteer to help in certain areas where they specialize. And I beam when I hear all that.”
“And everyone volunteers,” Maye added of DOGE staff, “to help [Elon] and Vivek.”
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Author, model, and mother of Elon Musk, Maye Musk, gives an update on her son’s plans for DOGE and applauds his accomplishments, while commenting on Elon’s broader goals to “do good.”
Some of Musk and Ramaswamy’s spending reduction proposals include simplifying the U.S. tax code, auditing the Pentagon, ending remote work for federal employees, re-evaluating expired congressional programs, modernizing IT systems, and protecting federal Health and Social Security benefits – just to name a few -uns.
For now, DOGE operates in glass-walled offices rented in Washington by SpaceX, another Musk-owned company, about four blocks from the White House.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News contributed to this report.
