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The interim agency behind the Department of Public Works has reached its scheduled termination date on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
President Donald Trump’s executive order last year creating the US DOGE Service Temporary Organization has set a July 4, 2026, termination date for that temporary organization.
“A smaller, more efficient and less bureaucratic government would be the perfect gift to America for the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence,” Trump said when announcing the plan.
DOGE says it saved $215 billion, including cutting duplicate software licenses, canceling diversity, equity and embedded grants and cutting leases on underutilized office space. This figure is disputed, and DOGE’s public receipts do not fully document the main savings claim. The DOGE savings web page listed $215 billion in estimated savings as of Sunday.
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The US DOGE Service Temporary Organization has reached the termination date set forth in the Trump executive order. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk, who led DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts when Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, resigned from the department in May of last year.
“The last step for @DOGE is to remove himself,” Musk said in December 2024.
DOGE originally aimed to save $2 trillion from government cuts before reducing its goal to $1 trillion.
In its last communication letter, the DOGE said: “Although the official work of the DOGE has ended, the mission to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse will continue.”
“Good stewardship of taxpayer dollars and accountable government are not temporary programs,” read the July 4th post. “We hope those principles last for the next 250 years of America. It has been our privilege to serve the American people. Happy 4th!”
Billionaire technology chief Elon Musk, who initially led DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts, resigned from the department in May of last year. (Fabric Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The White House praised the administration’s efforts to reduce government spending through DOGE.
“President Trump has been given a clear mandate to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement sent to Politico. “He has made significant progress in making the federal government work better to better serve the American taxpayer.”
No final DOGE review is expected, according to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.
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President Donald Trump’s decision last year to create an agency to cut costs set July 4, 2026, the date of its destruction. (Photos by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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“We have no plans to close the DOGE report,” Vought said at the hearing Tuesday. “We’re always happy to give you our assessment of that work. I think you’ve made some very important strides.”
The White House budget proposal released in April requested $35 million for the US DOGE Service. But Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, pointed out that DOGE was “too far removed.”
Acting DOGE Service Administrator Amy Gleason has also taken on a new role, leading the office of health technology at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Healthcare Dive reported last month.
