"DOGE supposedly served "higher purpose" Five allies granted anonymity to discuss DOGE's goals told The Guardian that the point of DOGE was to "fundamentally" reform government by eradicating "taboos" around hiring and firing, "expanding the use of untested technologies, and lowering resistance to boundary-pushing start-ups seeking federal contracts." Now, the federal government can operate more like a company, Musk's allies said."
"The libertarian think tank, the Cato Institute, did celebrate DOGE for producing "the largest peacetime workforce cut on record," even while acknowledging that DOGE had little impact on federal spending. "It is important to note that DOGE's target was to reduce the budget in absolute real terms without reference to a baseline projection. DOGE did not cut spending by either standard," the Cato Institute reported."
"Currently, DOGE still exists as a decentralized entity, with DOGE staffers appointed to various agencies to continue cutting alleged waste and finding alleged fraud. While some fear that the White House may choose to "re-empower" DOGE to make more government-wide cuts in the future, Musk has maintained that he would never helm a DOGE-like government effort again and the Cato Institute said that "the evidence supports Musk's judgment.""
DOGE did not uncover the widespread government fraud that was predicted and failed to meet its stated budget-reduction target in absolute real terms. Allies framed DOGE's purpose as fundamentally reforming government by eroding hiring and firing taboos, expanding use of untested technologies, and lowering resistance to startups seeking federal contracts so the government could operate more like a company. The Cato Institute praised the scale of workforce reductions but acknowledged little impact on total federal spending. DOGE persists as a decentralized effort with staff placed across agencies to cut waste, and concerns remain about potential future re-empowerment.
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