Author: Ken Thomas, John McCormick, Wall Street Journal; Compiled by: 0xxz@金财经

The Department of Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) was originally conceived by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (Vivek Ramaswamy) Joint operations outside the federation. Now, it's entirely Musk's responsibility - and he's inside Federation.

Musk’s vision for DOGE and his around-the-clock online promotion are quickly gaining ground in President Trump’s first days in office, as Ramaswamy has returned to his home state of Ohio with plans to announce next week There are plans to run in the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial race, and DOGE operations have fallen within the new president. Musk has been working in his West Wing office this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tensions and philosophical differences between the two billionaires soon became apparent. They first met in 2023, when Ramaswamy was still challenging Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. People familiar with the matter said that Trump's core aides are annoyed by Ramaswamy's outspokenness on almost all topics, a tendency that has also angered Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk.

A person familiar with DOGE said: “Two CEOs who have built successful companies There are always contradictions. Everyone has seen the clues.” Ramaswamy often posts on Musk’s The visa debate also angered some Trump supporters and aides after a lengthy article suggested that some U.S. technology companies hire foreign workers in part because U.S. culture "has long favored mediocrity over excellence."

Another person familiar with the matter revealed that part of the reason for the split is that DOGE has become increasingly focused on cutting spending (something Musk has advocated) and less on cutting regulations and bureaucracy (which is part of The work is being handled by Ramaswamy).

The person familiar with the matter said that there was "no bad blood" between Musk and Ramaswamy, but "as the terms of reference were narrowed and transformed, Ramaswamy's ability to serve also changed, so he decided to resign."

During Trump’s transition of power, there was internal speculation as to whether DOGE would be established internally, perhaps as a federal advisory committee, or as an external think tank or non-profit organization. Ramaswamy has always believed that this work needs to be done outside.

“We concluded that if this was going to be done, it had to be done by outsiders, and in many ways it had to be done from the outside,” he told The Wall Street Journal in November express. "For too long, politicians haveTalk about downsizing the federation. Doing it the standard way won't work. ”

But the executive order on the president’s first day in office made it clear that DOGE would operate within the executive branch, renamed the United States Digital Service, the agency that initially failed on the Obamacare website. Later established by Obama, the agency will be responsible for improving information technology services at federal agencies.

The new agency will be called the United States DOGE Service. Service, whose managers will report to White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wells. The executive order requires each federal agency to establish DOGE teams, including team leaders, engineers, human resources experts and lawyers. Are employees new and will they still get paid? Musk initially said "zero pay" on X

DOGE relies heavily on employees at Signal. The encrypted messages exchanged on the network operated in secret, but quickly faced lawsuits. On Monday, the advocacy group Public Citizen and the Defenders of State Democracy Foundation and the union group United Employees United States filed a lawsuit alleging that DOGE failed to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Because its meetings were held behind closed doors, the records have not yet been released to the public.

One aspect of Trump's executive order — a nod to a key priority of Musk's — urged agencies to implement it. DOGE Agenda, “Maximizing Federal Technology and Software by Modernizing Efficiency and productivity. Musk's effort will give him a deeper understanding of the companies with which he has significant business dealings and is expected to be completed by July 4, 2026.

One of the people said, The executive order "surprised a lot of people" because it brought DOGE, which was originally envisioned as an outside entity, into the executive branch, the person said. The executive order was developed in the past two weeks. p>"Musk supports, Vivek opposes. I don’t think it reflects the original mission and vision of DOGE that Trump articulated two months ago,” the person said.

A person familiar with DOGE said there was initially a “cursory understanding” between the two parties Musk and Ramaswamy will be "equal partners" in the project, but the parties accepted that Musk would be a "senior partner" due to Musk's global status and his relationship with Trump.

The idea was that Ramaswamy would focus on deregulation and cuts The constitutional argument, two topics he has talked about in his writings and campaigns for years, will focus on the technology part of the mission and the use of AI to reduce the federal workforce.

Once decided. DOGE would not become an outside entity, which Ramaswamy knew would be relevant to his campaign for Ohio governor.The objectives are conflicting because being part of the federation requires disclosure of information and other requirements.

Next week, Ramaswamy is expected to announce his candidacy to succeed Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who will serve out his second term. Mike DeWine is a more traditional Republican.

“His credibility as a federal employee is not high,” the person said.