Increase article font size The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, appears to have dissolved operations eight months before its contract was set to expire, marking the end of a contentious campaign to slash funding across several U.S. federal agencies. Earlier this month, Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor told Reuters that DOGE “doesn’t exist,” and added that it was no longer a “centralized entity.” The cost-cutting body created by executive order in January, the day U.S. President Donald Trump took office, made sweeping federal budget cuts during the early months of the president’s second term, claiming to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in government spending. 0:38 ‘Slender Man’ stabber found after cutting ankle monitor, fleeing group home According to the outlet, news of Musk’s departure also sparked concern among DOGE leaders, with some reportedly assuring employees that the Tesla founder would protect them. In contrast, others advised staff to lawyer up. View image in full screen FILE – U.S. President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File By May, DOGE had cut more than 200,000 federal jobs, and approximately 75,000 people had accepted severance packages, the Guardian reported. Senior DOGE staff began moving into other government jobs before Musk stepped down. In March, Amy Gleason, DOGE acting administrator, became an adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Story continues below advertisement Zachary Terrell, another senior member of the team, is now chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, and Rachel Riley, who pushed for cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is now chief of the Office of Naval Research, according to Reuters. In his first 100 days in office, Trump’s administration laid off 121,000 federal employees, eviscerated the Department of Education and the Department for International Development (USAID), and made significant cuts to the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. DOGE had set a target to reduce federal spending by $1 trillion, though Musk estimated he had cut $160 billion at the time of his departure.