President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.

President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government. Trump announced Tuesday that Musk and Ramaswamy would lead his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE),

The US president-elect said former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the department.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk will co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, the acronym of which spells out

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would tap Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, both successful entrepreneurs, to run the Department of Efficiency — or “DOGE” — a new government agency tasked with making substantial cuts to the federal government.

The move comes after Musk became one of Trump's staunchest supporters, and biggest financial backers, during the last stage of his presidential campaign

Ramaswamy is a suburban Columbus entrepreneur and former presidential candidate who grew up in the Cincinnati area.

Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has teased a possible role in Donald Trump’s future cabinet, saying that he has a “couple great options” before him.The biotech CEO appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday where he was asked by Jonathan Karl whether he will be part of a second Trump administration,