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The department was announced by Trump as a cost-cutting bureau focused on slashing "wasteful expenditures," with few details about how his administration intends to make the department an official government body.

In another post, he added, “Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful, just let us know!”

He said the initiative would help his administration "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies".

In a statement on social media, the US president-elect said Musk - along with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy - would "dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies".

Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending" and the role would "help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending".