DOGE agenda

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Federal government initiative/advisory body

• Criticisms

  Facilitated mass layoffs, dismantled agencies, assisted immigration crackdowns, copied sensitive data, disproportionately affected small businesses, targeted spending on software modernization, illegal mass firings, Project 2025 on steroids

• Legal Status

  Exempted from disclosure by Supreme Court, White House claims lawfulness, critics warn of constitutional crisis/coup

• Stated Goals

  Modernize information technology, maximize productivity, cut excess regulations and spending, end 'tyranny of the bureaucracy', save taxpayers' money, reduce US national debt

• Fiscal Stance

  Abandoned fiscal austerity principles

• Official Name

  Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

• Administration

  Second Trump administration

• Established By

  Executive Order

• New Abbreviation

  United States DOGE Service (USDS)

• Establishment Date

  2025-01-20

• Driving Force (Critics)

  Political ideology

• Predecessor (name change)

  U.S. Digital Service (USDS)

• Predicted Revenue Loss (IRS)

  More than $500 billion

• Claimed Savings (as of 2025-06-29)

  $190 billion

• Estimated Cost (Independent Analysis)

  $135 billion

• Termination Date (Temporary Organization)

  2026-07-04

Timeline

• Discussions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding the formation of DOGE. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024

• Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially established by executive order. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-20

• Elon Musk announced plans to pivot away from DOGE. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-05

• Elon Musk, Steve Davis, Katie Miller, and James Burnham offboarded and left Washington. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-05-30

• Donald Trump and Elon Musk clashed over 'The Big Beautiful Bill'. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-06-05

• DOGE claimed to have saved $190 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-06-29

• The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is scheduled to terminate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2026-07-04

Department of Government Efficiency

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an initiative by the second Trump administration within the federal government of the United States. Its stated objective is to modernize information technology, maximize productivity, and cut excess regulations and spending. It emerged from discussions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk in 2024, and was officially established by executive order on January 20, 2025. Members of DOGE have filled influential roles at federal agencies that granted them enough control of information systems to terminate contracts from agencies targeted by Trump's executive orders, with small businesses bearing the brunt of the cuts. DOGE has facilitated mass layoffs and the dismantling of agencies and government funded organizations. It has also assisted with immigration crackdowns and copied sensitive data from government databases. DOGE's status is unclear. Formerly designated as the U.S. Digital Service, USDS now abbreviates United States DOGE Service and comprises the United States DOGE Service Temporary Organization, scheduled to end on July 4, 2026. Musk has said that DOGE is transparent, while the Supreme Court has exempted it from disclosure. DOGE's actions have been met with opposition and lawsuits. Some critics have warned of a constitutional crisis, while others have likened DOGE's actions to a coup. The White House has claimed lawfulness. The role Musk had with DOGE is also unclear. The White House asserted he was senior advisor to the president, denied he was making decisions, and named Amy Gleason as acting administrator. Trump insisted that Musk headed DOGE; Theodore D. Chuang declared him de facto leader, likely needing Senate confirmation under the Appointments Clause. In May, 2025, Musk announced plans to pivot away from DOGE; he was working remotely around that time, after compelling federal employee's return to office. Musk left Washington on May 30, soon after his offboarding, along with lieutenant Steve Davis, top adviser Katie Miller, and general counsel James Burnham. Trump had maintained his support for Musk until they clashed on June 5 over the Big Beautiful Bill. His administration reiterated its pledge to the DOGE objective, and Russell Vought testified that DOGE was being "far more institutionalized". As of June 29, 2025, DOGE has claimed to have saved $190 billion. An independent analysis estimated that DOGE savings will cost $135 billion; the Internal Revenue Service predicted more than $500 billion in revenue loss due to "DOGE-driven" cuts. Journalists found billions of dollars in miscounting. According to critics, DOGE redefined fraud to target federal employees and programs to build political support; budget experts said DOGE cuts were driven more by political ideology than frugality. Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration have made multiple claims of having discovered significant fraud, many of which have not held up under scrutiny.

Web Search Results

• What DOGE Could Mean for the Future of Democracy

  Executive Order, the United States Digital Service was reorganized and renamed the United States DOGE Service (USDS). This body, led by the USDS administrator, was established as a temporary organization, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, designed to advance the President’s 18-month DOGE agenda before terminating on July 4, 2026. In consultation with the USDS administrator, each U.S. agency head is required to establish its own DOGE team, typically consisting of at least four employees [...] (i.e., a DOGE team lead, an engineer, a human resources specialist, and an attorney) to coordinate their work with the USDS in implementing the President‘s DOGE agenda. [...] On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing and implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This organization aims to modernize federal technology and software to maximize the efficiency and productivity of government-wide software, network infrastructure, and information technology systems by increasing data integrity, improving data collection and synchronization, and enhancing interoperability between agency networks and systems. Under that

• Establishing And Implementing The President's "Department Of ...

  Section 1. Purpose. This Executive Order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity. Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order: (a) “Agency” has the meaning given to it in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that such term does not include the Executive Office of the President or any components thereof. [...] advancing the President’s 18-month DOGE agenda. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization shall terminate on July 4, 2026. The termination of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization shall not be interpreted to imply the termination, attenuation, or amendment of any other authority or provision of this order. [...] ensure that DOGE Team Leads coordinate their work with USDS and advise their respective Agency Heads on implementing the President ‘s DOGE Agenda.

• What is Doge and why is Musk leaving? - BBC

  Despite its full name, Doge is not an official government department, which can only be established by an act of Congress. Instead the advisory body was created by an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump. Part of Doge's mission, according to the order, relates to IT upgrades aimed at boosting efficiency. It must finish its work by July 2026, but Trump could issue another order to extend its lifespan. [...] ## What has Doge done and how much money has it saved? Musk said Doge's mission was to end the "tyranny of the bureaucracy", save taxpayers' money and reduce US national debt, which stands at $36tn (£28.9tn). The organisation's activities have included shuttering government agencies, defunding programmes and mass layoffs. [...] It indicated that a majority of Americans - especially Republican voters - backed its work. Other polls have shown that while the broad goal of cutting federal spending is supported by a majority of Americans, the specifics of Doge activities and Musk himself are significantly less popular. 1:34 Watch: 'Thank God for Elon Musk' - Maga Republicans praise Doge cuts

• What has DOGE done in Trump's first 100 days? - NPR

  In the lead-up to his inauguration, DOGE evolved from a meme to an outside commission to a White House office given carte blanche to upend the executive branch in the name of combating perceived waste, fraud and abuse. [...] Image 23: Elon Musk stands as he is recognized by President Trump during the latter's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Musk is holding his hand at his forehead in a salute gesture, and he's wearing a blue suit with a blue tie. He's surrounded by other attendees of the address, who are applauding. ### Politics ### DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it's not looking at big spending drivers [...] NPR's reporting shows the contracts DOGE has terminated and spending it has frozen largely reflect policy disagreements with the Biden administration rather than waste, fraud or abuse. In some cases, DOGE targeted spending on the types of software modernization and efficiency efforts that its mandate claims to support. It eliminated 18F, a tech unit inside the General Services Administration that helped improve digital services across agencies, including developing the IRS' free online

• REPORT: Project 2025 and DOGE Effects - AFL-CIO

  The people who work for a living want an agenda that works for them—not big corporations and billionaires. We are calling on lawmakers to fully restore the programs that make our country run. Make a call to say, “no cuts that hurt working families.” Get Email Updates © 2025 AFL-CIO. All rights reserved. [...] DOGE is Project 2025 on steroids. From delayed veterans’ care to missing Social Security checks, the consequences of DOGE’s illegal mass firings go far beyond Washington. Read the Report. After holding field hearings across the country, here’s just a few of the things we heard from working people: With budget negotiations ongoing in Congress, this report puts a spotlight on what’s really at stake: the people who make government work and the communities that depend on them. Read it now.