Overview
- Officials confirmed in late November that the Department of Government Efficiency quietly disbanded months early, ending the high-profile initiative as a centralized effort.
- A Politico review cited by recent coverage found only about $1.4 billion in verifiable cash savings out of $145 billion in contract cancellations claimed by DOGE, despite the agency touting $214 billion on its website.
- Reason’s analysis, drawing on BLS and nonprofit estimates, reports at least 97,000 fewer federal workers by August and roughly 201,000 departures by late September, with the administration projecting up to 300,000 by year’s end.
- Government Executive reports that DOJ abruptly terminated 373 grants worth $820 million in April, including $95 million for intermediary groups that ran microgrants, cutting off support for rural policing, youth violence prevention, and victim services.
- A Politico piece highlighted by Alternet describes public-lands staffing cuts hitting rural, conservative communities, with an estimated 5,200 terminations since February and further reductions proposed in the 2026 budget.