Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a cost-cutting initiative led by Elon Musk, officially ceased operations on July 4, 2026. DOGE's efforts resulted in an estimated $11 billion federal budget deficit from payments to employees who accepted a “Fork in the Road” offer and severely impacted the U.S. Agency for International Development. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees either voluntarily left or were fired during Musk's tenure, which aimed to slash the federal workforce. Federal agencies are now actively rehiring, with over 104,000 new positions listed in the first five months of this year, a significant increase from the previous period. The Office of Personnel Management is overseeing a “reshaping” of the federal workforce, prioritizing new full-time hires over contractors to fill gaps, reversing Musk's previous efficiency-driven cuts. In fullDOGE officially ended on July 4 as agencies push to hire jobs lost under Elon Musk’s cutsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Trump administration’s cost-cutting effort goes out with a whimper after upending lives of thousands of federal employees

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