DOGE may be dead, but its deregulatory housing agenda lives on

"Launched in January upon Trump's inauguration, DOGE was created to overhaul agencies, cut budgets and redirect federal work toward Trump's priorities. The president later signed an executive order extending DOGE through July of next year. In its early months, DOGE made high-profile pushes across Washington to slash staff and spending. Much of its portfolio is now handled by OPM, the government's human resources arm, according to Kupor and internal documents reviewed by Reuters."

"A report from earlier this year pointed to DOGE taking credit for more than $600 million in real estate savings but then repeatedly cutting back its own claims. President Trump was given a clear mandate to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he continues to actively deliver on that commitment, White House spokesperson Liz Huston stated."

"In a Sunday social media post, Kupor acknowledged the shuttering of DOGE as a sanctioned office but said its practices aren't going away. The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership, but the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc., he wrote."

DOGE was launched in January upon Trump's inauguration to overhaul agencies, cut budgets and redirect federal work toward presidential priorities. The unit was later extended by executive order through July of next year. Kupor acknowledged the shuttering of DOGE as a sanctioned office while asserting that its practices and principles—deregulation, eliminating fraud, waste and abuse, reshaping the federal workforce, and prioritizing efficiency—remain active. Much of DOGE's portfolio is now handled by OPM. The unit claimed tens of billions in federal spending cuts, but outside experts could not verify the savings due to lack of detailed public accounting. Classified HUD documents warned that headcount reductions widened exposure to fraud and may have damaged the department's ability to perform core functions, and a coalition of fair housing groups filed a lawsuit alleging overreach that hampered efforts to fight evictions and curb housing discrimination.

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