Musk has promised to slash as much as $2 billion from the federal budget, which could mean cutting some of Texas’ 130,000 federal civilian employees.
Elon Musk ’s new government-efficiency department could bring sweeping changes to federal services in Texas — and the employees who administer them. The Texas billionaire has promised to slash as much as $2 billion from the federal budget by eliminating certain agencies and issuing “mass head-count reductions” across the federal workforce, which could include some of Texas ’ 130,000 federal civilian employees.
Trump taps Elon Musk to help lead new government efficiency department Republicans from Austin to Washington are jumping in on the action, hoping the effort will help achieve long-held conservative goals of a smaller and more streamlined government. U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Waco, will lead a DOGE Caucus in the House, while U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has joined the Senate’s version. State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, has filed for a caucus in the statehouse.
Department Of Defense Senate House Veterans Affairs Army Office Of Personnel Management University Of Texas Air Force Treasury Bureau Of Land Management Congress Social Security Education Department Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Internal Revenue Service Center For Public Broadcasting Pentagon Elon Musk Trump Don Kettl Pete Sessions Vivek Ramaswamy Briscoe Cain John Cornyn Sessions Texans Republicans Biden Sessions Vance Texas Washington Colorado U.S. D.C. Austin Waco Deer Park California Panther Island Fort Worth Grand Junction J.D. Homeland Security
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Elon Musk's Grok AI Blasts Elon Musk as Huge Spreader of MisinformationScience and Technology News and Videos
Read more »
As Users Move to Bluesky App, Elon Musk Eyes North Texas CourtsX, formerly Twitter, reportedly lost 115,000 U.S. users in the first 24 hours after Election Day, while Bluesky gained.
Read more »
Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for Starship rocket launchDonald Trump headed to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday to watch one of Elon Musk's companies test its Starship rocket.
Read more »
Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for Starship rocket launchDonald Trump headed to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday to watch one of Elon Musk's companies test its Starship rocket.
Read more »
Trump to attend Space X launch with Elon Musk in Texas: reportsPresident-elect Donald Trump is to accompany Elon Musk to watch a SpaceX launch in person from Texas on Tuesday, according to reports.
Read more »
Elon Musk goes judge shopping in North Texas because court lets himNo explanation was given for the new terms of service, but one can make an educated guess. The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas has...
Read more »