The Trump administration has disbanded the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a controversial group of federal cost-cutters led by Elon Musk, despite months remaining on the unit’s mandate.
Reuters First report The collapse of DOGE this weekend, ending a months-long effort by Musk and his allies — many hired from his various private-sector companies — to reduce alleged fraud and waste and cut employees across the federal government. DOGE was created by an executive order signed by President Trump in January. The initiative is expected to last for about two years.
As of early November, DOGE “does not exist,” according to Scott Cooper, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which serves as the federal government’s human resources department.
Dr. Kupor in a tweet on Sunday said That DOGE “may no longer have centralized leadership” under the US Digital Service, but “DOGE’s principles remain alive and well: deregulation; eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse; rebuilding the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen.”
Amy Gleason, who was named DOGE’s “official” acting administrator earlier this year, Posted on LinkedIn Immediately after Kupor’s comment, “I’m alive.”
DOGE Days
While active, DOGE claimed to have saved the federal government billions of dollars in wasted taxpayer dollars. But critics, including lawmakers, say the DOGE has broken up federal programs and government departments with little to show in terms of measurable savings.
DOGE has cut Also blamed for Countless deaths After the closure of the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, which provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief around the world. DOGE also accessed federal databases containing highly sensitive personal information for millions of Americans and was accused of security flaws that put that data at risk from malicious adversaries.
Musk left DOGE earlier this year after a public spat with President Trump.
According to PoliticoSeveral DOGE employees fear they could face future federal charges without protection from Musk, who may be able to secure presidential pardons for those who need it.
According to Reuters, several DOGE staff are now working for US federal government departments, while other prominent DOGE staff have said they will no longer work for the government. Edward Coristine, whose nickname “Big Ball” went viral, said A post on X In June he was “officially out” of the DOGE.