"Earlier this month, billionaire Elon Musk, the one-time DOGE leader and Trump adviser, sat down with Katie Miller on her podcast to reflect on his time with the administration. He called DOGE's work "a little bit successful" but said he wouldn't do it again if given the chance. "We were somewhat successful, Musk said. "I mean we stopped a lot of funding that really just made no sense, that was just entirely wasteful.""
"Musk left his role with DOGE in May after legal setbacks and clashes with Trump's cabinet. Yet even as he retreated from Washington, the idea that slashing wasteful spending will lead to profound cuts to the nation's growing deficit remains central to the Trump administration's vision of a slimmed down bureaucracy."
"Agencies ordered to fire employees earlier in the year by DOGE were hiring back hundreds of workers ahead of the end of the fiscal year in September, while the Office of Management and Budget tried to lay off more people during the longest-ever federal government shutdown in October. Still, by the end of 2025, some 317,000 federal employees will be out of the government, according to the Office of Personnel Management."
DOGE pursued cuts to federal spending and agency size with mixed results. The effort removed funding deemed wasteful and led to elimination of some agencies and programs. Workforce reductions continue, with about 317,000 federal employees expected out by the end of 2025. Agencies rehired some workers before fiscal-year end while other layoffs were attempted during a prolonged shutdown. Many initial promises to increase efficiency and slash spending did not fully materialize. The administration continues to prioritize spending reductions and is shifting toward more incremental, lower-profile changes to federal agencies. Federal spending still exceeds government revenue despite reductions.
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