DOGE Government Efficiency Agency Terminated Early After Laying Off 26,000 Experts
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Summary
The article reports that DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), a government agency created by Elon Musk to dramatically slash government agencies, has been terminated more than eight months early. The Office of Personnel Management confirmed that DOGE 'doesn't exist' anymore, despite having previously laid off 26,000 government experts in what was described as 'cutting muscle, not fat.' The article discusses the consequences of these layoffs, including a government brain drain that will haunt the US, and reveals that many of the experts have been rehired after the agency's abrupt termination.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledDOGE—a government agency notoriously created by Elon Musk to rapidly and dramatically slash government agencies—was terminated more than eight months early.
DOGE 'doesn't exist' anymore, according to Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor.
The agency was accused of 'cutting muscle, not fat' when it laid off 26,000 government experts.
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
Many of the 26,000 experts have been rehired following the agency's termination.
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