Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images)
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been quietly disbanded with eight months left in its charter, according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) director.
OPM Director Scott KuportoldReutersthat DOGE—the sweeping cost-cutting effort led by billionaire Elon Musk thatdominated the first monthsof President Donald Trump's second term—"doesn't exist," adding that most of the office's functions have been absorbed by OPM, the federal government's human resources agency.
Kupor said that DOGE is no longer the "centralized entity" it once was when Trump appointedMuskto lead the agency in January, the news agency reported on Sunday.
Later Sunday, Kupor appeared to take issue with the Reuters story, without challenging any of its facts.
"The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under the [U.S. DOGE Service] 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," Kuporwrote on X.
He added that the OPM and the Office of Management and Budget would "institutionalize" the changes made by DOGE.
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Musk's collaboration with the Trump Administration drew scrutiny for the access he was granted throughout the government in his role as a "special advisor," and the wide-ranging impact of the cuts made to everything fromforeign aid to Social Security.
Musk and his team quickly began cuttingfederal grants,mass-firingfederal workers, shuttering entireagencies, and canceling contracts. He positioned his staff throughout government agencies,seeking access to sensitive datain the name of making the government more "efficient."
For months, Musk reiterated his overarching goal of reducing the deficit by $1 trillion by September 30, before a very public feud withTrumpover his "One Big Beautiful Bill" led to a very public breakdown in ties.
Musk's exit had long been expected. As a special government employee, he had a 130-day contract that expired onFriday, May 30.
By the time he departed, Musk had not come close to achieving the $1 trillion savings he had projected. DOGE's website claims it has saved $214 billion at the federal level, but multiple reports show the department inflated, rewrote, or overstated thesesavings.
The White House did not respond to TIME's request for comment.
Since Musk's departure from government, dozens of staffers—including the core leadership team—havefollowed the Tesla CEO out the door.In October, 45 staffers were still employed at DOGE, and the officeremained openduring the government shutdown, according to a memo released at the time.
Many of those who remained have since taken on new roles across different departments within the executive branch. Some high-profile staffers joined Trump's new National Design Studio, led by Airbnbco-founder Joe Gebbia. Others have taken roles as chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, as an official overseeing foreign assistance at the State Department, and as chief of the Office of Naval Research.
Some of DOGE's initiatives, including the government-wide hiring freeze, have also ended, according to Kupor's interview with Reuters.
The OPM directed TIME to Kupor's Sunday tweet when asked for comment.
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