Future of DOGE Revealed Months After Musk Left Trump Admin

The Trump administration’s ambitious Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has formally wound down months ahead of schedule, according to federal officials. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor confirmed to Reuters that DOGE “doesn’t exist” as a “centralized entity,” an acknowledgment that the program’s original structure has been dissolved even as its mission continues across the federal bureaucracy.

Although DOGE touted tens of billions in savings from streamlined operations and reduced waste, outside analysts say they were unable to verify the totals due to the lack of a public, line-by-line accounting. Even so, the administration maintains that the reforms sparked by DOGE have already taken root and continue to guide federal management during President Donald J. Trump’s second term.

The shift comes as President Trump prepares to unveil a new health care proposal, with details expected as early as Monday. According to the New York Post, the announcement will coincide with the expiration of key Affordable Care Act subsidies — a development that has thrust health care policy back to center stage.

DOGE’s visibility had already taken a hit earlier this year when former director Elon Musk stepped down in May after a noisy public dispute with Trump, a clash the two men have since put behind them. Former tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy also departed the initiative to pursue his campaign for governor of Ohio.

Kupor, however, disputed the framing of the Reuters report. In an X post, he accused the outlet of cutting his full remarks to produce a more sensational headline, insisting that while the centralized office no longer exists, the project’s core mission lives on throughout the administration.

“The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under @USDS,” he wrote. “But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc. DOGE catalyzed these changes; the agencies along with @USOPM and @WHOMB will institutionalize them!”

White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston echoed that message, stressing that President Trump remains fully committed to the reform mandate he campaigned on.

“President Trump was given a clear mandate to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he continues to actively deliver on that commitment,” Huston told the National News Desk, per WGME.

The President himself reiterated that timeline on Truth Social. “Their work will conclude no later than July 4, 2026 – A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence,” he wrote. “I am confident they will succeed!”

Even as the administration works to make government leaner and more accountable, public attention has intensified on a disturbing act of violence involving a former DOGE worker — a case that has fueled renewed outrage over Washington, D.C.’s soft-on-crime policies.

Federal prosecutors announced in October that two additional suspects had been charged in the brutal summer attack on Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, a former DOGE employee who was left severely injured. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said 19-year-old Lawrence Cotton-Powell and 18-year-old Anthony Taylor were arrested and charged with attempted unarmed carjacking, robbery, and assault with intent to commit robbery. Both face potential decades-long sentences. Two 15-year-olds previously charged in the same attack were released by a local judge — a decision that has angered many residents.

“Today, we are announcing that Lawrence Cotton-Powell, 19, along with Anthony Taylor, 18, are now charged with assault,” Pirro said at the time. Cotton-Powell, she noted, already holds a long criminal history and had been released repeatedly despite “committing multiple violent crimes in the past year.”

She blasted D.C.’s judicial system for allowing violent predators back onto the streets. “After a felony conviction for attempted robbery, after a probation violation, after another assault, after failing to comply with supervision — he was still released,” Pirro said. “Within ten days, he was back out, brutally assaulting Edward Coristine and another victim.”

Authorities say the charges stem from two violent assaults committed minutes apart on August 3. According to police, Cotton-Powell and Taylor were part of a group that first ambushed 22-year-old Ethan Levine and his friends outside a Sunoco station on U Street, stomping him and stealing his sneakers and watch. Moments later, the same group attacked Coristine and a female companion near Swan Street. Coristine was beaten after he pushed the woman into her car to protect her from the attackers.

With President Trump calling for tougher enforcement, crackdowns on juvenile violence, and a renewed focus on public safety, the case has intensified national scrutiny of D.C.’s lenient justice system — and bolstered conservative calls for serious reform.