Back Department of Government Efficiency Afrikaans وزارة كفاءة الحكومة Arabic Дэпартамент эфектыўнасці ўрада (ЗША) Byelorussian Úřad pro efektivitu vlády Czech Department of Government Efficiency Danish Department of Government Efficiency German Τμήμα Κυβερνητικής Αποτελεσματικότητας των ΗΠΑ (DOGE) Greek Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental Spanish وزارت کارآمدی دولت Persian Department of Government Efficiency Finnish

Department of Government Efficiency

"DOGE" redirects here. For the Internet meme, see Doge (meme). For other uses, see Doge (disambiguation).

Department of Government Efficiency
U.S. DOGE Service
PredecessorUnited States Digital Service
FormationJanuary 20, 2025 (2025-01-20)
TypeCross-departmental temporary organization
HeadquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Administrator
Amy Gleason (acting)[1]
Key people
Parent organization
Executive Office of the President
Budgetc. $40 million[6]
Websitedoge.gov

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)[b] is an initiative by the second Trump administration tasked with cutting federal spending. It emerged from discussions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk,[8] and was established by an executive order on January 20, 2025. DOGE members have filled influential roles at federal agencies[9] that granted them enough control of information systems to terminate contracts for scientific research, climate change initiatives, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.[10] DOGE has facilitated mass layoffs and the dismantling of organizations. It has also assisted with immigration crackdowns[11][12][13] and copied data from classified government databases.[14][15]

DOGE's status is unclear. Formerly designating the U.S. Digital Service, "USDS" now abbreviates U.S. DOGE Service and comprises the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, scheduled to end on July 4, 2026.[16] Musk has said that DOGE is transparent,[17] while Trump has tried to exempt DOGE from disclosure.[18] DOGE's actions have been met with opposition and lawsuits.[19] Some critics have warned of a constitutional crisis,[20][21] while others have likened DOGE's actions to a "coup".[22] Musk did not divest from companies[23] with government contracts[24] that clash with federal regulators,[25] which DOGE is trying to slash.[26] The White House has claimed lawfulness,[27] and that Musk would "excuse himself" if his interests conflicted.[28]

Musk's role within DOGE is also unclear. The White House has asserted that he is a senior advisor to the president,[29][30] denied that he is making government decisions,[31][32] and named Amy Gleason as acting administrator of DOGE.[1] Trump insists that Musk is the head of DOGE.[33] A judge declared that Musk must be its de facto leader, and thus "likely" needed to be confirmed by the Senate under the Appointments Clause.[34][35] On April 22, 2025, Musk announced that "Starting probably next month, in May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop significantly."[36] This move has been widely considered as a pivot away from DOGE to Tesla in the face of difficulties at the latter, though others attribute it to Musk's usual changes in focus.[37][38] After banning remote work,[39][40] Musk is now working remotely.[41][42]

From $2 trillion,[43] As of April 23, 2025, DOGE has claimed to have saved $160 billion.[44] An independent analysis estimated these savings cost taxpayers $135 billion;[45] other ones previously found billions of dollars in misaccounting.[46][47] Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration have made multiple claims of having discovered significant fraud; none have held up under scrutiny.[48][49] According to critics, DOGE is redefining fraud to target federal employees and programs to build political support;[50] budget experts said DOGE cuts were driven more by political ideology than frugality.[51] Trump has maintained his support for Musk and DOGE.[52]

  1. ^ a b Ingram, David (February 25, 2025). "DOGE has a new 'acting administrator,' but Elon Musk is still in charge". NBC News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Lee, Ella (March 18, 2025). "Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID". The Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2025. It marks the first time a judge has ruled that Musk is likely exercising enough independent authority to require him to be confirmed by the Senate under the Appointments Clause. "The record of his activities to date establishes that his role has been and will continue to be as the leader of DOGE, with the same duties and degree of continuity as if he was formally in that position,'" wrote Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama. Chuang rejected the Trump administration's argument that Musk is not the DOGE administrator and is instead merely a senior adviser to the president who has no independent authority.
  3. ^ Shalal, Andrea; Bose, Nandita (February 20, 2025). "Trump appears to contradict White House, says Elon Musk in charge of DOGE". Reuters. Retrieved March 1, 2025. 'I signed an order creating the Department of Government Efficiency and put a man named Elon Musk in charge,' Trump told an audience of investors and company executives in Miami.
  4. ^ Picchi, Aimee (February 18, 2025). "Musk is not an employee of DOGE and 'has no actual or formal authority,' White House says". CBS News. Retrieved March 1, 2025. Like other senior White House advisers, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.
  5. ^ Mac, Ryan; Conger, Kate; Schleifer, Theodore (March 20, 2025). "Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk's Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOGE-millions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "WATCH:Trump and Elon Musk double down on DOGE and cutting "wasteful spending"". YouTube. LiveNow from Fox. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025. today it's Doge and I'm going to ask Elon to tell you a little bit about it (0m40s)
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference T&M_1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference rift-with-DOGE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Ostroff, Caitlin; Shifflett, Shane; Benedict, James. "DOGE Claims It Has Saved Billions. See Where". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  11. ^ Kelly, Makena; Elliott, Vittoria (April 18, 2025). "DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants". Wired. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Bogage, Jacob; Natanson, Hannah (April 29, 2025). "USPS law enforcement assists Trump 'mass deportation' effort, sources and records show". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 30, 2025. The postal involvement is the latest push by the Trump administration to repurpose federal agencies and their data in a bid to boost immigration enforcement. Within the past month, the U.S. DOGE Service, Trump's government efficiency office, has won permission to access sensitive immigration case data at the Justice Department, sought Medicare claims data to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement find the addresses of undocumented immigrants, and initiated efforts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to locate and evict immigrants from public housing.
  13. ^ "Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York". ABC News. Retrieved April 29, 2025. Only American citizens can vote in American elections," the Justice Department post said. "Thanks to our partnership @DOGE, this DOJ has charged an Iraqi man for illegal voting in the 2020 election.
  14. ^ Barrett, Brian (April 18, 2025). "DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up". Wired. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOGE-knows-a-lot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Henderson, Kay (November 7, 2024). "Trump's 'Great American Fair' idea on Iowa State Fairgrounds recirculates". Radio Iowa. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  17. ^ Lowell, Hugo (February 12, 2025). "Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim 'Doge' team is transparent". The Guardian.
  18. ^ Kim, Minho (February 10, 2025). "Trump's Declaration Allows Musk's Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025.
  19. ^ Peters, Adele (February 5, 2025). "What will it take to stop Elon Musk and DOGE?". Fast Company. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  20. ^ Chait, Jonathan (February 4, 2025). "The Constitutional Crisis Is Here". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025. And so, although a handful of conservative intellectuals, including the budget wonk Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute and the law professor and former Bush-administration lawyer Jack Goldsmith, have described Musk's ambitions as unconstitutional, most of the establishment right has cheered him on or stayed quiet. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina conceded that Musk's project might not be strictly constitutional, but nonetheless told the news site NOTUS that "nobody should bellyache about that."
  21. ^ Raul, Alan Charles. "DOGE is unconstitutional. Here's why". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025. The DOGE process, if that is what it is, mocks two basic tenets of our government: that we are nation of laws, not men and that it is Congress which controls spending and passes legislation. The president must faithfully execute Congress's laws and manage the executive agencies consistent with the Constitution and lawmakers' appropriations — not by any divine right or absolute power.
  22. ^ Peoples, Steve; Riccardi, Nicholas (February 4, 2025). "Democrats confront limits of their power in bid to stop Trump and Musk". AP News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  23. ^ Keith, Tamara (February 22, 2025). "Elon Musk blurs the line between his government and business roles". NPR. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  24. ^ "Bombshell Report Reveals How Much Money Elon Musk Got From Government". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  25. ^ Graf, Rachel (June 12, 2024). "Here's a list of all major legal battles Musk and his companies are facing". Business Standard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  26. ^ Kim, Soo Rin. "As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms are receiving billions in government contracts". ABC News. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  27. ^ Jacobson, Louis (February 8, 2025). "Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to close US government agencies?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  28. ^ Pringle, Eleanor (February 6, 2025). "The person ruling on Elon Musk's DOGE conflicts of interest is…Elon Musk". Fortune.
  29. ^ Charalambous, Peter (February 17, 2025). "Contradictory statements about Musk make it unclear who runs DOGE". ABC News. In his role as senior advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions.
  30. ^ Falconer, Rebecca (February 18, 2025). "Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," White House says". Axios. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  31. ^ Siddiqui, Faiz; Allison, Natalie (February 18, 2025). "Who's running DOGE? The White House says it's not Elon Musk". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  32. ^ Whitehurst, Lindsay (February 18, 2025). "White House says Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE, but is advising the president". AP. Retrieved February 22, 2025. The Trump administration [...] says Musk is not a DOGE employee and has "no actual authority to make government decisions himself"
  33. ^ Habeshian, Sareen (March 5, 2025). "Trump praises Musk's DOGE cuts in address to Congress". Axios. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  34. ^ Lee, Ella (March 18, 2025). "Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID". The Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2025. It marks the first time a judge has ruled that Musk is likely exercising enough independent authority to require him to be confirmed by the Senate under the Appointments Clause. "The record of his activities to date establishes that his role has been and will continue to be as the leader of DOGE, with the same duties and degree of continuity as if he was formally in that position,'" wrote Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama. Chuang rejected the Trump administration's argument that Musk is not the DOGE administrator and is instead merely a senior adviser to the president who has no independent authority.
  35. ^ Tanis, Fatma (March 18, 2025). "A federal judge says the USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution". NPR. Retrieved April 28, 2025. In a 68-page opinion Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang, an Obama appointee, wrote that "the Court finds that Defendants' actions taken to shut down USAID on an accelerated basis, including its apparent decision to permanently close USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID Officer, likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways, and that these actions harmed not only Plaintiffs, but also the public interest, because they deprived the public's elected representatives in Congress of their constitutional authority to decide whether, when, and how to close down an agency created by Congress."
  36. ^ "As Tesla's sales and profit tumble, investors ask Elon Musk to ditch DOGE and return to automaker - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  37. ^ Swan, Jonathan; Haberman, Maggie; Nehamas, Nicholas; Schleifer, Theodore; Fahrenthold, David A. (April 23, 2025). "A Subdued Musk Backs Away From Washington, but His Project Remains". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  38. ^ "'This is how Elon operates': David Sacks on Musk gradually stepping away from DOGE". The Times of India. April 27, 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  39. ^ Luhby, Tami (November 24, 2024). "What to know about federal employees working from home as DOGE looks to end remote work | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  40. ^ Bond, Shannon (March 26, 2025). "Federal workers ordered back to office find shortages of desks, Wi-Fi and toilet paper". NPR. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  41. ^ "Elon Musk, Who Wants to Ban Remote Work, Is Now Working Remotely for Trump". Jezebel. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  42. ^ "Elon Musk is no longer working from the White House, Susie Wiles reveals". The Independent. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  43. ^ "WATCH LIVE: Trump holds campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York" (video). PBS NewsHour. October 28, 2024 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ "DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency". DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  45. ^ "DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says". CBS News. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  46. ^ Tartar, Andre (February 19, 2025). "DOGE says it's saved $55 billion, itemized data show far less". Fortune.
  47. ^ Fowler, Stephen (February 19, 2025). "DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up". NPR.
  48. ^ Murray, Conor (February 19, 2025). "Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies—As $8 Million Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion". Forbes.
  49. ^ Timm, Jane C. (February 19, 2025). "Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims". NBC News.
  50. ^ Diamond, Dan; Siddiqui, Faiz (March 7, 2025). "DOGE redefines 'fraud' to defend cutting federal employees, programs". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 8, 2025. But independent watchdogs and outside analysts say Trump and Musk are using overly broad claims of fraud to build political support for sweeping cuts to programs and offices.
  51. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOGE-cuts-ideology was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  52. ^ "Trump says he will buy a Tesla to show 'confidence and support' for Musk". PBS News. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.


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