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President Trump has tasked Elon Musk with identifying and reducing wasteful federal spending. Musk’s role in leading the government’s cost-reduction initiatives is part of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Trump’s plans include scrutinising the Department of Education and military expenditures next.