8 Months Before Activity End, Disbanded
Presence Faded After Musk’s Departure in May
Functions Absorbed by the Office of Personnel Management, ‘[Reporter Yookyung Im, Edaily] The Government Efficiency Office (DOGE), established by U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce government spending with the inauguration of the second administration, has effectively disbanded with 8 months remaining before its scheduled end date.’,
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, ‘On the 23rd (local time), Reuters reported that Scott Cufo, Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), stated in an interview that “such an organization does not exist” when asked about the current state of DOGE.’,
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, ‘This marks the first official acknowledgement by a Trump administration official regarding the termination of DOGE. President Trump had initially set DOGE’s operational period to end in July 2026 by executive order, but it was disbanded prematurely.’,
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, ‘Currently, most functions previously carried out by DOGE have been absorbed by the OPM, which oversees personnel and organization for federal employees. Many former DOGE members have been reassigned to other departments.’,
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, ‘Additionally, the hiring freeze across the federal government, which was initiated by DOGE, has ended. He stated, “There are no longer any reduction goals.” From the first day of his term, President Trump halted most new hiring and applied a “4 out, 1 in” hiring policy to agencies.’,
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, ‘DOGE, launched in January this year, had Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its de facto head, quickly downsizing federal agencies and cutting budgets or reallocating projects according to the president’s priorities in the early stages of Trump’s second term. Trump’s aides and cabinet members actively promoted DOGE’s activities on social media.’,
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, ‘However, Musk, who stirred opposition among some bureaucrats and the public due to DOGE’s aggressive actions, stepped down at the end of May. Following his departure, the presence of the Government Efficiency Office diminished rapidly compared to its initial grand debut. After the summer, President Trump often referred to DOGE in the past tense in official settings.’,
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, ‘Musk claimed that DOGE saved a federal budget of $1.75 trillion (about 242 trillion KRW), but experts point out that due to the absence of detailed activity records, it is impossible to verify this claim.’,
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, ‘Nevertheless, the White House plans to continue pursuing regulation reductions. The White House Office of Management and Budget is developing custom AI tools to analyze the U.S. code of regulations and select rules for elimination.’,
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, ‘White House Deputy Press Secretary Liz Houston said, “President Trump has received a clear mandate from the people to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he is actively fulfilling that promise.”‘,
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