Reuters: The DOGE Department Has Been Disbanded

• Reuters reported that the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) at the White House has been disbanded.
• The department’s term expires in July 2026, but at least part of the team has already been reassigned.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has actually been disbanded and employees have been moved to other positions. This is reported by the publication Reuters.

Recall, this state body was formed after the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections. Its task was to reduce federal spending, while initially DOGE was headed by billionaire Elon Musk.

At the end of May 2025, the latter announced that he was leaving politics to focus on business development. After that, disagreements arose between Musk and Trump, the billionaire even created his own political party designed to oust the current state system.

DOGE has also faced criticism due to a wave of resignations among officials, questionable performance and lack of transparent reporting.

Now, according to Reuters, most of its functions have been taken over by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In comments to the publication, its head Scott Kupor noted that DOGE “does not actually exist” and the body “ceased to be a centralized structure.”

The publication noted that at least some of the Department’s employees have been transferred to new positions. For example, Joseph Gebbia Jr, a well-known designer and founder of Airbnb who was part of the DOGE team, was appointed to head the National Design Studio to redesign government websites.

The staffing changes also affected Zachary Terrell, Rachel Riley and Jeremy Levine. Some of them are still working to reduce grants and spending, but under other structures.

Under Trump’s executive order, DOGE’s term expires in July 2026. However, officials of his administration behave as if the body has already been disbanded, Reuters emphasized.

Trump also confirmed the lifting of the moratorium on hiring new employees in government agencies. This measure was implemented back at the end of January 2025.

The DOGE website continues to operate. But the last entries on it are dated August 2025. The Department’s X (formerly Twitter) page, however, does release new postings. Neither Musk nor the DOGE team had commented on the news at the time of publication.