The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.

The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.