Hold onto your hats, patriots—President Trump’s much-touted Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has vanished into thin air well before its scheduled end.
In brief, DOGE, the administration’s flagship effort to gut government waste, has ceased operations eight months early, with its tasks now handed off to other federal offices, the Daily Mail reported.
From the get-go, DOGE was unveiled with bold promises via executive order at the start of Trump’s second term, set to run until mid-2026.
Led by tech mogul Elon Musk, DOGE charged forward, slashing budgets and reshaping federal agencies to match the administration’s vision.
Musk was its loudest cheerleader, even swinging a chainsaw at a conservative gathering to dramatize the mission of cutting government bloat.
“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy,” Musk proclaimed at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a catchy soundbite that now rings a bit empty given DOGE’s silent exit (Elon Musk).
Despite the early hype from Trump, Musk, and top officials on social media, DOGE’s collapse came without a whisper of acknowledgment from the White House.
Scott Kupor, head of the Office of Personnel Management, didn’t mince words, stating, “That doesn’t exist,” when pressed on DOGE’s current standing (Scott Kupor).
Kupor and internal reports confirm that many of DOGE’s roles have shifted to the OPM, while other duties are now scattered across the federal landscape.
As DOGE faded, its staff didn’t just sit idle—key players like Zachary Terrell landed as CTO at Health and Human Services, while Rachel Riley took a top spot at the Office of Naval Research.
Others, including Jeremy Lewin, moved to oversee foreign aid at the State Department, and some joined the newly formed National Design Studio under ex-DOGE member Joe Gebbia.
Gebbia’s studio, focused on polishing government websites, got a shout-out from DOGE alum Edward Coristine, who urged followers online to apply for roles there.
The National Design Studio isn’t just window dressing—it’s launched platforms to recruit law enforcement for D.C. streets and promote Trump’s drug pricing efforts.
Meanwhile, the battle against red tape continues, with former DOGE staffer Scott Langmack building AI tools at HUD to target regulations for elimination.
For those of us rooting for a leaner government, DOGE’s unannounced demise—especially after Musk’s public clash with Trump and exit from Washington—feels like a fumble, though the fight against bureaucratic overreach still shows signs of life elsewhere.
