A US official has made a shocking revelation about DOGE, led by Elon Musk. It was an initiative first suggested in 2024 by Musk and later came to fruition earlier this year. It aimed to reduce regulations and spending across the federal agencies while boosting efficiency. A new report suggests that the department has now closed down.
US officials said DOGE doesn’t exist, reports claim
Scott Kupor, Office of Personnel Management Director, shared a disappointing update about DOGE to Reuters. He said, “That doesn’t exist.” He further revealed that DOGE is no longer a “centralized entity.” It was shut down ahead of schedule, with eight months still remaining in its mandate. According to US officials and Kupor, DOGE’s responsibilities are now taken over by the federal government’s human resources office, OPM.
Kupor also further took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify the Reuters report, which could have created a potential misunderstanding. He wrote, “The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under @USDS. 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; etc. DOGE catalyzed these changes; the agencies, along with @USOPM and @WHOMB, will institutionalize them!”
In February 2025, Musk took on questions from reporters at the Oval Office, addressing his initiative’s cost-cutting measures across the federal agencies. Standing beside President Donald Trump, he claimed that his department is trying to be as transparent as possible about its activities. Without offering any solid evidence, he confidently claimed that some officials at USAID have taken “kickbacks.” He also allegedly revealed that “quite a few people” had somehow become extremely wealthy while in office.
He said, “We are actually trying to be as transparent as possible. So all of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the Doge organization.” (via The Guardian) Musk departed DOGE in May 2025. However, he wasn’t able to achieve the $1 trillion savings he promised earlier.
Originally reported by Shazmeen Navrange on Mandatory.
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