The Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has dissolved its central operations months before the July 4, 2026, deadline established by President Donald Trump.
Conservatives on social media have been skeptical and concerned after DOGE’s elimination, Resist the Mainstream previously reported.
Individual DOGE teams embedded within federal agencies remain active and continue their mission to identify and eliminate government waste.
White House spokeswoman Liz Huston addressed the organizational change in a statement to Fox News. She emphasized that President Trump received a clear mandate from voters to reduce waste, fraud and abuse throughout the federal government.
The dissolution of DOGE’s centralized structure was first reported by Reuters on Monday morning. The news organization cited Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, who confirmed the entity no longer operates as a centralized organization.
DOGE responded to the Reuters report Monday evening by calling it “fake news.”
The department stated that Trump was given a mandate by the American people to modernize the federal government and reduce waste, fraud and abuse.
The department pointed to recent accomplishments in its statement. According to DOGE, the organization terminated 78 wasteful contracts and saved taxpayers $335 million just last week.
Kupor criticized how Reuters presented his comments on social media.
He wrote that the news outlet spliced his full comments across multiple paragraphs to create an attention-grabbing headline.
The OPM Director clarified that while DOGE may not maintain centralized leadership under the United States Digital Service, the core principles of the organization remain active.
Kupor explained that DOGE catalyzed significant changes across the government. He stated that federal agencies, along with the United States Office of Personnel Management and the White House Office of Management and Budget, will institutionalize these reforms.
DOGE shared an update on contract terminations via social media on Sunday. The post detailed cost-saving measures implemented across multiple government agencies over a nine-day period.
According to the update, agencies terminated and descoped 78 contracts with a ceiling value of $1.9 billion. The actions resulted in savings of $335 million for taxpayers.
Specific examples of terminated contracts included a $616,000 HHS IT services contract for a social media monitoring platform subscription. The U.S. Agency for Global Media canceled a $191,000 broadcasting contract for broadcast operations and maintenance in Ethiopia, Africa.
The Internal Revenue Service also eliminated a $4.3 million IT services contract. That contract provided project management support for an Inflation Reduction Act transformation initiative.
Following Reuters’ Monday report, many conservatives felt betrayed, with prominent voices like Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) expressing outrage.
“DOGE fought the Swamp and the Swamp won,” DeSantis said.
Rasmussen Reports pollster Mark Mitchell argued, “Republicans probably could have won for a generation with young voters because of Doge. Now it’s dead… All because Republicans wanted their big payday bill.”
The Rabbit Hole said, “DOGE shutting down is a huge disappointment. Government is only ever growing and this seemed like a golden opportunity to reign things in. Major L for the administration. They could’ve done better.”
