DOGE days are over as Trump disbands Elon Musk's team of federal cost-cutters | TechCrunch

"The Trump administration has disbanded the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a controversial team of federal cost-cutters previously led by Elon Musk, despite months left of the unit's mandate. Reuters first reported this weekend that DOGE had broken up, ending the months-long effort by Musk and his associates - many recruited from his various private-sector companies - to reduce alleged fraud and waste and cut employees across the federal government."

"In a tweet on Sunday, Kupor said that DOGE "may not have centralized leadership" anymore under the U.S. Digital Service, 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.""

"While active, DOGE claimed to have saved the federal government billions of dollars in wasted taxpayer dollars. But critics, including lawmakers, say DOGE dismantled federal programs and government departments with little to show in terms of quantifiable savings. DOGE's cuts have also been blamed for countless deaths across the world following the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, which provided humanitarian aid and disaster relief."

DOGE was created by an executive order signed by President Trump in January with an expected near two-year mandate. The unit, initially led by Elon Musk and staffed largely by private-sector recruits, pursued deregulation, workforce reshaping, and cutting alleged fraud, waste, and abuse while claiming billions in savings. The administration disbanded DOGE before the mandate ended. Critics and lawmakers allege the unit produced little verifiable savings, dismantled federal programs, and precipitated humanitarian harms after the USAID shutdown. DOGE accessed sensitive federal databases and faced accusations of security lapses. Musk departed earlier after a public falling out with President Trump, and some staff fear future investigations.

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