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Jason Ma

Elon Musk once called DOGE ‘the chainsaw for bureaucracy,’ but it has quietly ceased to exist well ahead of schedule, report says

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The Department of Government Efficiency plowed through federal spending and payrolls earlier this year, but it has since disappeared, with top officials now working in other federal offices, according to Reuters.

DOGE, which was once led by Elon Musk, had previously made controversial cuts, such as its high-profile effort to slash foreign aid. By contrast, its end slipped under the radar and came with eight months still left on its charter, the report said.

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