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

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is now the one on the chopping block in an ironic twist following the recent collapse of Trump and Musk’s friendship. With Musk and Trump publicly losing patience with one another,

Utah Rep. Blake Moore, who co-leads the congressional DOGE caucus, said the group still has an opportunity to carry out DOGE’s original mission.