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OPM Director: DOGE’s Central Office Is Gone, but Its Efficiency Agenda Persists

Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management, said the DOGE program may no longer have centralized leadership but its core priorities remain active across government. He noted recent OPM guidance on headcount reductions and hiring shifts as evidence that DOGE's goals continue to influence decision-making. The program's staff are embedded across agencies, several have moved to other federal roles, and none of the 45 White House DOGE employees were furloughed during the recent shutdown.

10:08 AM, 11/25/2025Politics

Central DOGE office dissolved, but its policy goals remain influential

Less than a year after its launch, the central office for the U.S. "DOGE" initiative has been dissolved. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor pushed back against a report that characterized the program as defunct, saying the program’s centralized structure may be gone but its priorities continue to shape decision-making across the federal government.

“DOGE may not have centralized leadership under USDS,” Kupor 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.”

Kupor pointed readers to recent OPM guidance on reducing headcount and adjusting hiring priorities as evidence that the initiative's objectives are still guiding personnel and budget choices. Rather than operating from a single office, DOGE personnel were embedded across multiple federal agencies to advance cost-cutting and efficiency reforms.

A White House spokesperson, Liz Huston, said that the administration remains focused on reducing waste, fraud and abuse across the federal government and continues to pursue that mandate.

Under the initiative's original timeline, outlined by Elon Musk when the effort was public-facing, the group was slated to disband no later than July 4, 2026. Musk has since stepped back from serving as the program's public face while he focuses on private business interests.

When the recent government shutdown occurred, none of the 45 DOGE staffers employed by the White House were furloughed. Several former DOGE employees have transitioned to other roles within the federal government, and some DOGE staff remain embedded in agency teams.

What this means

Although the central DOGE office no longer exists, OPM and White House officials say the initiative’s core aims—deregulation, workforce reshaping, headcount reductions and anti-fraud measures—continue to influence policy and hiring across the federal government.

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