The tech billionaire joins the incoming administration to "dismantle government bureaucracy" - but what's in it for both of them?

Musk has been so aggressive in pushing his views about Trump’s second term that he’s stepping on the toes of Trump’s transition team and may be overstaying his welcome at Mar-a-Lago, according to two people familiar with the transition who have spent time at the Palm Beach, Florida, resort over the past week.

The billionaire is enthusiastic about the potential to bring his slash-and-burn business philosophy, honed at Twitter and Tesla, to dramatically cut the federal government under Trump. Critics see potential conflicts of interest.

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead the newly created department that Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are tasked with dismantling government bureaucracy in the new Department of Government Efficiency.

Headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the White House on cutting spending.

President-elect Donald Trump says Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”

In a Sept. 5 speech, Trump pitched the idea of a government efficiency commission to the Economic Club of New York.