"The day after Trump was inaugurated, the department was officially founded, with Elon Musk-CEO of Tesla and the world's richest man-at its helm. Within the first 100 days of Trump's second term, DOGE played a central role in cutting hundreds of thousands of jobs, nixing funds to foreign food aid and medical research, overhauling longtime government cybersecurity systems, targeting federal DEI programs for elimination, and more. But it seems like DOGE's fate was ultimately to burn bright and fizzle out."
"Finally, earlier this month, a Reuters reporter asked Scott Kupor, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, about DOGE's status. "That doesn't exist," Kupor responded. He added that DOGE is "no longer a centralized entity," and Reuters found that several of the department's former employees have moved on to other roles, including two workers who are now involved with the new National Design Studio."
DOGE was created as an outside advisory board to recommend government reforms and identify $500 billion in annual spending cuts. The department was established the day after Trump's inauguration with Elon Musk appointed as its leader. Within the first 100 days of Trump's second term, DOGE enacted mass job cuts, eliminated funds for foreign food aid and medical research, overhauled government cybersecurity, and targeted federal DEI programs for elimination. Musk left amid a public feud with Trump, after which DOGE faded and several former employees moved to other roles. Officials later described DOGE as no longer a centralized entity, and its shutdown preceded the planned July 2026 end.
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