DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter

Reuters.com ^ | November 23, 2025 6:12 AM CST | Courtney Rozen

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Summary

• DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026
• Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration
• Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump's pledge to slash the government's size but which critics say delivered few measurable savings.

"That doesn't exist," Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status.

It is no longer a "centralized entity," Kupor added, in the first public comments from the Trump administration on the end of DOGE.

The agency, set up in January, made dramatic forays across Washington in the early months of Trump's second term to rapidly shrink federal agencies, cut their budgets or redirect their work to Trump priorities. The OPM, the federal government's human resources office, has since taken over many of DOGE's functions, according to Kupor and documents reviewed by Reuters.

At least two prominent DOGE employees are now involved with the National Design Studio, a new body created through an executive order signed by Trump in August. That body is headed by Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, and Trump's order directed him to beautify government websites.

Gebbia was part of billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team while DOGE employee Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” encouraged followers on his X account to apply to join.

The fading away of DOGE is in sharp contrast to the government-wide effort over months to draw attention to it, with Trump, his advisers and cabinet secretaries posting about it on social media. Musk, who led DOGE initially, regularly touted its work on his X platform...

[aspasia]

“DOGE targeted USAID early and rapidly, essentially closing it down.” I don’t know who said that.

[dpetty121263]

It was all an illusion, a head fake that didn’t amount to much...

[aspasia]

You mean USAID was?

[PeterPrinciple]

The agency, set up in January, made dramatic forays across Washington in the early months of Trump’s second term to rapidly shrink federal agencies, cut their budgets or redirect their work to Trump priorities. The OPM, the federal government’s human resources office, has since taken over many of DOGE’s functions, according to Kupor and documents reviewed by Reuters.

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as designed.

[Bob434]

Pres Trump shoulda denied DOGE existed- all the while DOGE was cutting services lol- the left claim antifa doesn’t exist- give it right back to the left-

[JayGalt]

This ia a good thing.
A cadre of fraud and waste detectives, experts in system design and efficiency, spreading out, integrating throughout departments signals an ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability, continuing well beyond the original DOGE project.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This ia a good thing. A cadre of fraud and waste detectives, experts in system design and efficiency, spreading out, integrating throughout departments signals an ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability, continuing well beyond the original DOGE project

DOGE has metastasized.

[Blue Highway]

And why were no criminal charges filed against the illegal money laundering scheme USAID was the front for?

[Blue Highway]

Or if DOGE was initially created to run behind the scenes without the media scrutiny... Hmmm kind of like how the USAID scam was running behind the scenes only stealing and laundering dirty money, DOGE would have just been severing the money spigot and then wait for the wailing and then have the DOJ arrest the guilty parties that are wailing.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Fooled Again!

We are such suckers!

Thanks Donald!

Not pickin up a guitar....f-ing idiots.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Fooled Again! We are such suckers! Thanks Donald! Not pickin up a guitar....f-ing idiots.

Whatever you do, NEVER read an article. You already know everything.

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Summary of DOGE Disbandment

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), launched in January 2025 as a flagship initiative under President Donald Trump's second term to drastically reduce federal bureaucracy, has quietly disbanded eight months ahead of its July 2026 mandate. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor confirmed to Reuters that DOGE no longer exists as a "centralized entity," with its functions largely absorbed by the OPM.Key Developments and Impacts

• Initial Fanfare and Operations: Led initially by Elon Musk, DOGE aggressively targeted federal agencies for budget cuts, job reductions, and redirection toward Trump priorities. Musk promoted it on X (formerly Twitter), famously brandishing a chainsaw at a February 2025 conference to symbolize "cutting bureaucracy." The initiative claimed tens of billions in savings, though independent verification was impossible due to lack of detailed public accounting.
• Transition and Absorption: Early aggressive actions have tapered off, with the OPM now handling much of DOGE's oversight. A government-wide hiring freeze, which required DOGE approval for exceptions (limiting hires to one per four departures), has ended, and Kupor noted there are "no target reductions" anymore.
• Personnel Shifts: Former DOGE staff have integrated into other administration roles:
  • Joe Gebbia (Airbnb co-founder) heads the new National Design Studio, launched via an August 2025 executive order to modernize government websites; it has debuted sites for law enforcement recruitment and drug pricing ads.
  • Edward Coristine ("Big Balls") joined Gebbia's team.
  • Amy Gleason shifted to advising Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy.
  • Zachary Terrell is now CTO at HHS; Rachel Riley leads the Office of Naval Research.
  • Jeremy Lewin oversees foreign assistance at the State Department after aiding USAID's dismantling.
  • Scott Langmack is developing AI tools at the White House budget office to identify regulations for elimination.
• Signaling the End: Despite an executive order mandating DOGE's duration, Trump and officials have referenced it in the past tense since summer 2025. Musk departed after a May feud with Trump but recently returned for a White House event. The White House insists Trump remains committed to curbing waste, fraud, and abuse.

Broader ContextCritics argue DOGE yielded few verifiable results despite heavy promotion by Trump, Musk, and cabinet members on social media. Meanwhile, Republican-led states like Idaho and Florida are establishing local DOGE-like entities. The initiative's core goals—slashing regulations and integrating AI—persist through scattered efforts, but its centralized structure has dissolved.

[aspasia]

Good question.

[Fiji Hill]

DOGE Dance--Brian Coyne (2025)

Get down and boogie with Shiva Bagheri, MAGA activist and community organizer, as she does the DOGE dance at a Trump rally in Beverly Hills.

[aspasia]

While Politico, Reuters, and Yahoo are doing their darndest (they hate efficiency like they hate Reagan's Star Wars), believe it or not information is still posting on X.com:

X.com Over the last 9 days, agencies terminated and descoped 78 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $1.9B and savings of $335M, including an $616k HHS IT services contract for “social media monitoring platform subscription”, an $191k USAGM broadcasting contract for “broadcast operations and maintenance in Ethiopia, Africa”, and a $4.3M IRS IT services contract for “Inflation Reduction Act transformation project management support”.

[JayGalt]

Nice analogy.

[bigbob]

That alone was an 11 on a scale of 10.

DOGE set the tone and led by example until the permanent Cabinet heads were in place and could continue the process, gaining months for Trump and. MAGA.

[aspasia]

It’s right to be skeptical about its achievement. It’s easy to be suspect of what appears like bookkeeping tactics. The only gauge I have that tells me something was right is Dems freaking out about DOGE.

[kvanbrunt2]

One $42B recission. That’s it. A list of checks for stupid stuff. Nothing to stop more checks for more stupid stuff.