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Staff Exodus and Loyalty Tests Expose Rift Within DOGE

White House officials have intensified oversight after high-level exits to keep DOGE’s $170 billion savings push on track.

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Overview

  • Eight founding members and at least seven engineers have resigned from DOGE in the past six months, leaving security at its former headquarters dismantled.
  • Closed-door sessions have subjected staffers to loyalty questions about whether they side with President Trump or Elon Musk.
  • The administration has reversed major cost-cutting proposals, notably scrapping plans to eliminate 83,000 jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • Elon Musk’s former lieutenant, Steve Davis, continues to direct DOGE personnel through frequent communications despite leaving government in May.
  • White House spokespeople insist the efficiency drive remains active after delivering more than $170 billion in savings, and discussions have begun on a potential technology-focused “DOGE 2.0.”