While Musk’s DOGE drew headlines, Trump’s broader deregulatory push is led by OMB and others also charged with cutting spending and slashing regulation.

Rather than set government straight, Elon Musk is leaving Washington with the federal budget all cattywampus. Deficit spending is increasing, not waning, and there is a growing school of thought that his “efficiency” effort could end up costing the government as much as or more than it saved.

President Trump said that Elon Musk "will, always, be with us, helping all the way." Musk's tenure as a "special government employee" is formally ending.

"Vermin were not a problem” at the U.S. Institute of Peace before Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency took over the building.

Despite Musk’s stated departure from DOGE (and attempts to talk up his focus on his businesses), sources tell Wired that DOGE-related efforts across federal agencies are “escalating.” President Trump confirmed on Friday that Musk’s “really not leaving,

DOGE officials pressured the US Navy to cancel a $170 million cloud migration contract, which could jeopardize sailors' pay and promotions.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, DOGE said it had deactivated 523,000 federal credit cards following a 13-week audit.