DOGE Shuts Down; Saves $214 Billion and Cuts More Than 260,000 Jobs

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reached its scheduled termination date on Jul. 4, 2026.

“While the formal mission of DOGE has come to an end, the mission to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse will continue. Good stewardship of taxpayer dollars and accountable government are not temporary initiatives,” the agency wrote on X. “We hope those principles endure long into America’s next 250 years.”

OMB Will Not Perform A Final Report

A few days before the agency’s demise, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought confirmed that the agency had no plans to conduct a final report on DOGE’s efforts during a House Appropriations financial services subcommittee hearing.

“We’re always happy to give you our assessment of that work. I think it made some really important strides,” Vought assured Chairman David Joyce (R-Ohio).

DOGE's Creation

President Donald Trump established DOGE on his first day back in office, under executive order, “ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S ‘DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.’”

In the directive, President Trump ordered the heads of every federal agency to “ensure” DOGE officials had “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems.”

How Much Did it Save?

According to the DOGE Debt Clock, the agency has reportedly saved $214 billion through a “combination of asset sales, contract/lease cancellations, fraud and improper payment deletion, grant cancellations, interest savings, programmatic changes, regulatory savings, and workforce reductions.”

The savings produced by DOGE have allegedly saved U.S. taxpayers $1,329 and have reduced the national debt by 0.54%.

DOGE's efforts

Originally, the Government Efficiency Department sought to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.

According to Federal News Network, over 260,000 federal employees were removed from their posts due to DOGE-led measures, with some agencies having to rehire some.

Roughly 140,000 of those employees agreed to leave their positions through the deferred resignation program. The program allowed employees to receive full payment and benefits until they left the federal government by Sept. 30, 2025.