There are already some signals about which government expenses could be on the chopping block for Elon Musk's DOGE.

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk is making another hiring pushing, asking for "world-class talent" to apply.

Musk isn’t introducing a novel idea. For years, people have advocated eliminating the penny, as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the Covid-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency altogether .