"DOGE may no longer be helmed by Elon Musk or even considered an official government entity anymore, but the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. The special advisory intended to eliminate government "waste, fraud, and abuse," is still up to something, two federal employees told Fortune. Last month, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reutersthat DOGE "doesn't exist," and is no longer a "centralized entity.""
"Kupor later clarified DOGE's current role in the federal government in an X post, saying, "The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under the [U.S. DOGE 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." An Internal Revenue Services (IRS) employee told Fortune that DOGE "became a shell company" as more and more operatives from the temporary group became tangled in the oversight of individual government agencies."
DOGE was established as a temporary advisory to eliminate government waste, fraud, and abuse and was scheduled to end July 4, 2026, but appears to be operating ahead of schedule. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor said DOGE "doesn't exist" and is no longer a centralized entity, yet he also stated that DOGE principles — de-regulation, eliminating fraud, waste and abuse, reshaping the workforce, and prioritizing efficiency — remain active. Federal employees report that DOGE operatives have been absorbed into individual agencies, creating a dispersed presence. The IRS has administered mandatory "coding tests" linked to DOGE operatives and Treasury directives.
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