The US efficiency agency has said it is still operational, touting new cost savings<\/p>\n
The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has dismissed as \u201cfake news\u201d a Reuters report that it had been disbanded, insisting the agency remains operational and will resume regular updates.
\nUS President Donald Trump launched the agency shortly after taking office in January, billing it as a sweeping effort to slash federal waste and bureaucracy and appointing tech billionaire Elon Musk as his government efficiency czar.
\nIn a statement on X on Monday, DOGE accused Reuters of spreading \u201cfake news\u201d and said Trump had been given a mandate to modernize government and curb waste, fraud, and abuse. It claimed that \u201cjust last week, DOGE terminated 78 wasteful contracts and saved taxpayers $335M,\u201d and would return with its \u201cregularly scheduled\u201d Friday update in the coming days.
\nReuters claimed in a report on Sunday that DOGE had effectively disbanded eight months before its mandate expired. The report said Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told the outlet earlier this month that DOGE \u201cdoesn\u2019t exist\u201d as a centralized entity and that many of its functions have been absorbed by the OPM.<\/p>\n
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Trump\u2019s DOGE now \u2018doesn\u2019t exist\u2019 \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n
The outlet claimed Trump administration officials have referred to DOGE in the past tense in recent months, and that its key employees have now been absorbed into other parts of the US government. According to the report, a government-wide hiring freeze tied to DOGE had ended and several of the unit\u2019s initial measures were no longer in effect, while Musk\u2019s departure from Washington in May intensified speculation.
\nQuestions about the agency\u2019s future surfaced in June after a public feud between Musk and Trump over the president\u2019s flagship \u201cbig, beautiful bill.\u201d Musk quit as head of DOGE and left Washington amid the dispute. Uncertainty over the department\u2019s status had been building for months. Politico earlier reported that staff had vacated its headquarters in June, packing up \u201cclothes and bedding.\u201d The agency had become known for unannounced office visits, deep spending cuts, and mass layoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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