Overview

• Elon Musk has scaled back his daily role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but remains an advisor as the agency advances its reform agenda.
• DOGE has embedded staff throughout federal agencies, leveraging temporary, renewable, and quasi-permanent roles to sustain its initiatives beyond Musk’s leadership.
• The agency has mandated Phase 2 reorganization plans, including large-scale workforce reductions, with implementation targeted for September 30, 2025.
• Major IT projects, such as a master database for immigration enforcement and fraud detection, continue despite legal challenges and data access restrictions.
• Tensions persist between DOGE staff and career federal employees, with Cabinet secretaries and courts resisting DOGE’s expansive authority and operational secrecy.