DOGE members are reportedly worried that they could face prosecution for some of their activities conducted while under the leadership of Elon Musk.

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.

The Trump administration is denying reports that the Department of Government Efficiency is dead with eight months left on its mandate.

Despite DeSantis blaming "the Swamp," critics say the agency provided false data and fired workers who later had to be rehired by other departments.

The Trump administration is pushing back on reporting that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission dissolved months before its charter was set to expire. In a post on the social

“At least two prominent DOGE employees are now involved with the National Design Studio, a new body created through an executive order signed by Trump in August,” Reuters reported in its exclusive story. “That body is headed by Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, and Trump’s order directed him to beautify government websites.”

Under Musk, DOGE was hyped as planning to save the government a trillion dollars. On X, Musk bragged frequently about the agency, posting in February that DOGE was “the one shot the American people have to defeat BUREAUcracy, rule of the bureaucrats, and restore DEMOcracy, rule of the people. We’re never going to get another chance like this.”

Even though there are eight more months left on its mandate, DOGE is no longer a “centralized entity,” according to Kupor. Instead, the Office of Personnel Management, an existing independent agency that has been overseeing the federal workforce for decades, will be taking over most of DOGE’s functions.

Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration and national politics Monday as US officials huddle to work on the Ukraine peace plan, DOGE is dissolved with months left on its