After being appointed to lead the Government Efficiency Task Force by President Trump, Elon Musk posted on social media platform X on Thursday, November 14th, seeking “super high IQ” talents for recruitment. On the same day, Vivek Ramaswamy announced that he would conduct weekly live streams on the X platform.
Musk and Trump’s ambitious claims about the task force’s ability to reform the U.S. federal government have attracted widespread attention, sparking people’s interest in how it operates.
On Thursday, Musk revealed details about establishing a workplace culture for the task force. He posted a job advertisement on X platform, soliciting resumes from “super high IQ” individuals, stating, “We need super high IQ bureaucrats willing to work over 80 hours a week to slash boring costs.” “This will be boring work… and the pay is zero,” he wrote.
On Thursday evening, Trump, speaking at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, mentioned that the task force will release a series of work reports, with a final “big report” to be published on July 4, 2026, marking the end of its mission.
On Friday, November 15th, Ramaswamy announced on the X platform that the efficiency task force’s weekly live stream was about to begin. Prior to the presidential election, as a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, he and Musk had live discussions on the X platform, addressing U.S. politics and culture.
He often talks about the need for change in the U.S. government, such as on Friday when he stated on the X channel that too much bureaucracy has led to decreased innovation and increased costs at agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and “countless other 3-letter agencies.”
It is currently unclear whether the task force is an official government entity or an external advisory group. The Federal Commission will hold a public hearing on the matter.
According to the U.S. Constitution, Congress has control over the federal budget, and any major spending cuts require approval from Congress.