USDS, the White House team DOGE took over in January, was a flagship civic tech organization. Six months later, civic tech is figuring out what’s next.

In a new turn of events, the rebranded "U.S. DOGE Service" has sent recruiting pitches to multiple federal employees in recent weeks.

Federal workers are still sending largely pointless emails detailing the five things they did the previous week, even though the mastermind behind the idea, Elon Musk, has left his government role. Staff at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),

DOGE reports federal non-defense obligations decreased by 22.4% compared to 2024, while multiple agencies including HHS, IRS and FDA start rehiring workers cut during efficiency measures.

This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits,” Senator Elizabeth Warren says of DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” SSA IT systems.

At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them.

John Lawson, the newly elected Breaston councillor who has a background in finance, will be leading the county's "Doge" drive, modelled after the Department of Government Efficiency previously overseen by Elon Musk in the US.

James Fishback, the proponent of DOGE Dividend checks, has publicly criticized Musk over his feud with the president.

What was it like to work inside Elon Musk's DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency, but most of its actions have been shrouded in secrecy.For months, there were reports of software engineers and Trump loyalists entering agencies and accessing sensitive data.