The Department of Government Efficiency, commonly known as DOGE, has been disbanded with eight months remaining on its original mandate, which was set to run through July 2026.
Created by executive order on President Donald Trump's first day in office, the initiative was co-led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with the goal of implementing large-scale reductions in federal spending and workforce size.
Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor confirmed to Reuters this month that DOGE "doesn't exist" as a centralized entity.
Many of its core functions have been absorbed by the OPM, while the government-wide hiring freeze imposed on Trump's first day has been lifted.
Trump administration officials have increasingly referred to DOGE in the past tense, and Musk departed Washington in May following a public feud with the president.
Former DOGE personnel have moved into permanent positions across the administration.
Acting administrator Amy Gleason now advises Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Zachary Terrell serves as chief technology officer at HHS, and Rachel Riley leads the Office of Naval Research.
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DOGE claimed responsibility for more than 200,000 federal layoffs and 75,000 buyouts, asserting billions in savings, though independent verification was impossible due to the absence of detailed public accounting.
Some Republican-led states, including Idaho and Florida, are now creating their own efficiency units modeled on DOGE.