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• Trump and Musk want to create a government efficiency commission. It’s not a new idea- October 30, 2024

• By Sean Michael Newhouse, Government Executive

  One of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to establish a task force that would cut federal programs and crack down on improper payments.
  
  Trump said the idea came from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who would lead the proposed government efficiency commission and who has donated millions to re-elect the former president.
  
  “I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms,” Trump said in September. “And Elon, because he’s not very busy, has agreed to head that task force.”

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