White House officials have said that DOGE’s efforts will continue after Musk leaves, and that he would likely continue to advise the President. "Elon is really not leaving. He’s going to be back and forth, I have a feeling," Trump said Friday. "It’s his baby.”

Elon Musk, the man behind DOGE, has left the Trump administration, prompting questions about the department and the viral idea for stimulus checks.

Without billionaire Elon Musk in the Trump administration, his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency project is likely to sputter out, a former DOGE staffer said in an interview after leaving the team.

President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk celebrated their efforts to slash federal spending before Musk stepped away from his White House work. Musk wore a black DOGE hat over

In an X post, the tech billionaire announced his "scheduled time as a Special Government Employee" had come to an end.

Elon Musk has left the White House with little fanfare after splitting with Trump on policy and failing to meet his DOGE savings goals.

Frank Bisignano, the new head of the Social Security Administration, has revealed DOGE staffers will play a key role in his plans to get the agency to rely more heavily on artificial technology