Doge May Be Dead, But Its Deregulatory Housing Agenda Lives On

The Trump administration has quietly dissolved U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — according to multiple reports.

“That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE’s status, adding that the department is no longer a “centralized entity.”

In a Sunday social media post, Kupor acknowledged the shuttering of DOGE as a sanctioned office but said its practices aren’t going away.

“The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership, but the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc.,” he wrote.

DOGE functions reportedly handed off

Launched in January upon Trump’s inauguration, DOGE was created to overhaul agencies, cut budgets and redirect federal work toward Trump’s priorities.

The president later signed an executive order extending DOGE through July of next year.

In its early months, DOGE made high-profile pushes across Washington to slash staff and spending.

Much of its portfolio is now handled by OPM, the government’s human resources arm, according to Kupor and internal documents reviewed by Reuters.

The unit claimed it cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending, though outside experts were unable to verify the savings because DOGE released no detailed public accounting.

A report from earlier this year pointed to DOGE taking credit for more than $600 million in real estate savings — but then repeatedly cutting back its own claims.

“President Trump was given a clear mandate to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he continues to actively deliver on that commitment,” White House spokesperson Liz Huston stated.

DOGE housing actions

A series of reported moves to reduce employee headcount at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — including lawyers and managers — widened the department’s exposure to fraud and may have damaged its ability to perform core functions, according to a classified internal HUD document viewed by Bloomberg.

In March, a coalition of fair housing groups filed a lawsuit against DOGE, HUD and Scott Turner in his capacity as HUD secretary — alleging an overstep hampering their ability to fight evictions and curb housing discrimination.

DOGE has also played a large role in upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Trump fired Director Rohit Chopra and installed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting chief — with Bessent immediately ordering employees to “stop working.”

Trump replaced Bessent a week later with Russell Vought, then nominated Jonathan McKernan as permanent director.

McKernan was never confirmed to the role and instead became Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance in October.

Since taking over, Vought has halted most CFPB operations and is fighting in court to dismiss 90% of the agency’s workforce.