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The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making another hiring push, calling for “world-class talent” to work on the government's cost-cutting plan — and making it easier than ever to apply.
DOGE, voluntarily by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceXafter launching its website last week, has officially launched a webpage where candidates can fill out an application to join the team. Before the recruitment page, DOGE accepted applications through X direct messages.
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“The DOGE team is looking for world-class talent to work long hours to identify/eliminate waste, fraud and abuse,” DOGE said in a message on Sunday at X. These full-time, salaried positions are for Software Engineers, InfoSec Engineers, Financial Analysts, HR Professionals, and generally, all decent and caring people.”
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When the DOGE officially Recruitment began in NovemberThe initiative called for “small government revolutionaries with exceptionally high IQ who are willing to work more than 80 hours a week to reduce unusual expenses,” and said none of the positions would be paid.
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However, DOGE announced earlier this month which currently employs “a very small number” of full-time salaried software and information security engineers. The account also posted on Dec. 27 that it plans to hire for full-time HR, IT and finance positions.
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DOGE, that President Donald Trump Formally established by executive order after he returned to the White House last week, it aims to reduce government waste and increase transparency about government spending.
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Some of Musk's proposed cuts include simplifying the U.S. tax code, auditing the Pentagon, ending telecommuting for federal employees, reevaluating expiring congressional programs, modernizing information technology systems and protecting federal health care and Social Security benefits.
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Currently, DOGE operates out of glass-walled office space in Washington, D.C., leased by SpaceX, about four blocks from the White House. DOGE employees are required to come to the office and work in person.
FOX Business' Kevin Guerra and Kristen Altus contributed to this report.