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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

DOGE officially ended on July 4 as agencies push to hire jobs lost under Elon Musk’s cuts

The Trump administration quietly marked the country’s 250th anniversary by quietly declaring independence from the Elon Musk-led cost-cutting project that wreaked havoc across the federal government during President Donald Trump’s first months back in office last year.

The Department of Government Efficiency officially blinked out of existence Saturday in accordance with the executive order that mandated it would “terminate” on July 4, 2026.

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