Even after Musk's exit in May, DOGE was intended to continue operations until the summer of 2026, under Trump's January executive order. But as of mid-November, it has had about a 10-month life span. Within DOGE's first 100 days, it led layoffs and buyouts that left thousands of federal workers out of their jobs.

A White House official told Reuters that the agency once led by billionaire Elon Musk to hollow out the federal government "doesn't exist."