President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been abruptly shut down, well before its scheduled end.
In brief, DOGE was the Trump administration’s flagship effort to gut government waste.
It was launched when Trump returned to office and was previously led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
However, despite saving taxpayers billions of dollars, DOGE has ceased operations eight months early.
Its tasks are now handed off to other federal offices, the Daily Mail reported.
The end of DOGE comes after Musk reappeared in Washington, D.C. and was reunited with Trump last week.
Musk attended a White House dinner for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
From the get-go, DOGE was unveiled with bold promises via executive order at the start of Trump’s second term, set to run until mid-2026.
Led by Musk, DOGE charged forward, slashing budgets and reshaping federal agencies to match the administration’s vision.
Musk was its loudest cheerleader, even swinging a chainsaw at a conservative gathering to dramatize the mission of cutting government bloat.
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” Musk proclaimed at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
It was a catchy soundbite that now rings a bit empty, given DOGE’s silent exit.
Despite the early hype from Trump, Musk, and top officials on social media, DOGE’s collapse came without a whisper of acknowledgment from the White House.
Scott Kupor, head of the Office of Personnel Management, didn’t mince words.
“That doesn’t exist,” Kupor said when pressed on DOGE’s current standing.
Kupor and internal reports confirm that many of DOGE’s roles have shifted to the OPM, while other duties are now scattered across the federal landscape.
As DOGE faded, its staff didn’t just sit idle.
Key players like Zachary Terrell landed as CTO at Health and Human Services, while Rachel Riley took a top spot at the Office of Naval Research.
Others, including Jeremy Lewin, moved to oversee foreign aid at the State Department.
Some also joined the newly formed National Design Studio under ex-DOGE member Joe Gebbia.
Gebbia’s studio, focused on polishing government websites, got a shout-out from DOGE alum Edward Coristine.
Coristine urged followers online to apply for roles there.
The National Design Studio isn’t just window dressing; it’s launched platforms to recruit law enforcement for D.C. streets and promote Trump’s drug pricing efforts.
Meanwhile, the battle against red tape continues, with former DOGE staffer Scott Langmack building AI tools at HUD to target regulations for elimination.
For those of us rooting for a leaner government, DOGE’s unannounced demise, especially after Musk’s public clash with Trump and exit from Washington, feels like a fumble.
Nevertheless, the fight against bureaucratic overreach still shows signs of life elsewhere.
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