Overview
- OPM Director Scott Kupor told Reuters the Department of Government Efficiency “doesn’t exist” and is no longer a centralized entity, confirming its shutdown roughly eight months before its charter’s July 2026 end.
- Kupor said OPM has taken over many responsibilities once handled by DOGE, the governmentwide hiring freeze has ended, and there is no prescribed headcount reduction target going forward.
- DOGE’s website lists about $214 billion in savings, but multiple reports say the figures were inflated or unverifiable due to limited public accounting.
- The office unraveled after Elon Musk’s May departure and a public split with President Trump, with many staffers leaving or relocating to roles across the government, including the National Design Studio, HHS, State and the Office of Naval Research.
- Earlier actions under DOGE included large workforce cuts reported as more than 200,000 layoffs and around 75,000 buyouts, along with rapid contract terminations and legal challenges that raised questions about longer-term costs and service impacts.