Overview
- The Government Accountability Office published a report on August 5, 2026 that found limited cooperation from the White House, Elon Musk and multiple federal agencies during its review of the Department of Government Efficiency.
- GAO identified 206 people who worked for DOGE during the period it reviewed but obtained training and disclosure records for only 64 of those individuals, with 49 ethics trainings, 18 records-management trainings and 38 financial disclosures documented.
- Ten executive branch agencies, including the CFPB and USAID, did not provide GAO with information requested, and the White House declined to supply documentation showing which DOGE staff completed required trainings or financial filings.
- GAO mailed letters seeking information to Elon Musk and a senior Tesla policy advisor that were signed for on delivery but got no responses, and the report flagged 27 DOGE officials as special government employees, a status that raises conflict-of-interest concerns.
- The temporary DOGE organization formally ended on July 4, 2026 and the Office of Government Ethics said it will not review the program because it has terminated, leaving Congress with unresolved questions about accountability and whether related USDS work will continue.