WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's government efficiency panel wants "high IQ" employees and plans weekly livestreams, according to X posts about President-elect Donald Trump's initiative to streamline the US bureaucracy.

Trump named Mr Musk, the billionaire chief executive officer of Tesla, and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the panel on Nov 12.

Their mission is to propose dramatic cuts to the federal workforce, regulations and spending.

Given the ambitious claims made by Mr Musk and Trump about the panel's ability to transform the US government, the group has received widespread publicity and interest in how it will operate.

Mr Ramaswamy said on X on Nov 15 that the weekly livestreams will begin soon. Before last week's presidential election, Mr Ramaswamy, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and Mr Musk spoke about government and American culture in live broadcasts on X, which is owned by Mr Musk.

The two on Nov 14 solicited resumes from "super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting."

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