WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect

Donald Trump said on Tuesday Elon Musk and former Republican

presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department

of Government Efficiency.

Musk and Ramaswamy "will pave the way for my Administration

to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations,

cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies,"

Trump said in a statement.