Investment advisor Nancy Tengler and Seattle radio host Jason Rantz discuss DOGE as it promises to loosen bank regulations on 'The Evening Edit.'
It appears that few have opened the post of Government Executive Officer (DOGE). Will not be volunteer based after all
In its X account on Monday, DOGE announced that it is currently hiring “a very small number” of full-time salaried software and information security engineers. The account posted on Dec. 27 that it plans to hire full-time HR, IT and finance positions.
“If interested, DM us some bullet points showcasing exceptional abilities and your cell phone number,” the post read.
For HR, IT and Finance applicants, they are asked to send their resume to the DOGE X account and “Why are you interested in DOGE.”
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The Trump administration is preparing to roll out the newly created Department of Government Efficiency after being sworn in with the stated goal of reducing government waste and providing increased transparency in government spending.
DOGE's X Account has announced that it is hiring full-time salaried Engineer, HR, IT and Finance positions. (Getty Images)
The DOGE is not a cabinet-level department but a blue-ribbon committee outside the government tasked with examining issues of government spending, waste, efficiency and operations.
Proponents of DOGE, led by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk And tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, suggested that $2 trillion in government waste could be cut from the federal budget by cutting spending, eliminating government programs and laying off federal workers.
In a Fox Business interview on “Varney & Co.” Last month, Musk's mother, Mae Musk, clarified that the co-chairs would not be paid for their government-related work.
“[Elon and Ramaswamy] want to share their skills with [Trump]And they're volunteering, they don't need an income,” Mae Stewart told Varney. “They're just volunteering to help in certain areas where they have expertise. And when I hear all this I burn.”
“And everyone volunteers,” May added of DOGE's workforce, “to help out. [Elon] and conscience.”
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Author, model and Elon Musk's mother, Mae Musk, provided an update on her son's plans for DOGE and praised his accomplishments, while commenting on Elon's big goal to 'do good'.
Kasturi and Ramaswamy included some cost-cutting proposals Simplifying the U.S. tax code, auditing the Pentagon, ending remote work for federal employees, reevaluating outdated congressional programs, modernizing IT systems, and protecting federal health care and social security benefits—to name a few.
For now, DOGE is operating out of glass-walled office space in Washington leased by SpaceX, about four blocks from the White House, another Musk-owned company.
Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.