US President Donald Trump is set to announce his son-in-law Jared Kushner will take on a White House role to oversee a broad effort to overhaul the federal government, The Washington Post reports.
Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka and currently serves as a senior adviser, will lead the newly formed White House Office of American Innovation with an eye on leveraging business ideas and potentially privatising some government functions, the Post said.
"The government should be run like a great American company. Our hope is that we can achieve successes and efficiencies for our customers, who are the citizens," Kushner told the Post in an interview.
Some of the areas he will focus on are veterans' care, opioid addiction, technology and data infrastructure, workforce training and infrastructure, according to the report.
In a statement to the Post, Trump said: "I promised the American people I would produce results, and apply my 'ahead of schedule, under budget' mentality to the government."
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Representatives for the White House did not immediately reply to a request to confirm the report.
