Trump's DOGE initiative seeks to streamline federal operations, dismantle bureaucracy and fire nonessential federal employees.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is out as the co-leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, according to a spokesperson for the initiative.

Vivek Ramaswamy will not be part of President Donald Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency. Shortly after winning the presidential election, Trump announced that Ramaswamy would lead the department with Tesla founder Elon Musk. Its goal is to reduce government spending and increase efficiency.

NBC News confirmed a report - citing two sources - that Ramaswamy will focus his efforts on a campaign to become the next governor of Ohio.

Ramaswamy is still mulling on the exact date to formally announce his Ohio Governor run, which is slated to be in 2026.

Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer co-head the Department of Government Efficiency with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the former announced hours after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday (local time).

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy departed from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) soon after Trump’s inauguration ceremony, a White House spokesperson confirmed on Monday

New discussions surrounding the Trump inner circle insist that Elon Musk is responsible for Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE exit. Others cite his gubernatorial bid.

A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk to run the group.

Politico suggests that Musk had eased out the Indian American entrepreneur after an “ill-received holiday rant on X by Ramaswamy about H-1B visas”

Rep. Tim Burchett, who represents Tennessee second congressional district in Washington, said on Tuesday that he’ll be joining the DOGE Committee.