The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an assertion that the president has the power to fire 75 percent of the federal work force.

In a move aimed at maintaining transparency, Ramaswamy and Musk announced weekly livestream updates, dubbed "Dogecasts," to keep the public informed about DOGE’s progress.

Entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy has hinted at a drastic cut to federal government jobs in the United States. He said this while speaking at an event in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Ramaswamy is now heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Elon Musk.