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Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative loses central office but principles ‘remain alive,’ officials say
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The Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk–fronted cost‑cutting initiative launched early in Donald Trump’s second term, has effectively lost its centralized structure less than a year after its creation. The Office of Personnel Management director has said the office “doesn’t exist” as a centralized entity, even as he insists DOGE’s principles continue to guide the administration’s push for deregulation and workforce cuts.