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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to end remote work for federal employees, requiring them to work in-person five days a week.
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They aim to reduce the federal workforce, labeling it as bloated, and cut non-essential funding for organizations like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Planned Parenthood.
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The duo wants to reduce the influence of unelected officials in policy-making and remove regulations without congressional approval to stimulate economic growth.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have announced a plan to overhaul the US federal workforce, which includes job cuts and an end to remote work for federal employees ¹. Their vision, published in The Wall Street Journal, introduces the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a new initiative supported by President-elect Donald Trump ². The goal is to reduce the size of the federal government, cut unnecessary spending, and lessen the influence of unelected officials in policy-making.
Musk and Ramaswamy believe that mandating in-person work will encourage resignations among those unwilling to comply, and argue that taxpayers should not fund the ‘Covid-era privilege’ of working from home. They also aim to eliminate non-essential funding, such as $535 million annually for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and $300 million allocated to Planned Parenthood, which they estimate could save over $500 billion in unauthorised expenditures.
The duo plans to reduce the influence of unelected officials who create regulations without congressional approval, which they claim burden businesses and taxpayers. By leveraging recent Supreme Court rulings, they plan to remove rules lacking clear congressional backing. Their strategy emphasises executive action over new legislation to stimulate economic growth by easing regulatory constraints. Musk and Ramaswamy have set July 4, 2026, as the deadline to implement their reforms, framing it as a patriotic effort to restore governance to its constitutional roots.
