Eight core staffers leave roles in US DOGE agency, Politico reports [View all]

Source: Reuters

July 11, 2025 7:28 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago


July 11 (Reuters) - At least eight core members of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have left their positions in the last six months, Politico reported on Friday, citing internal records and sources familiar with the matter.

A senior White House official played down the report, telling Politico that senior people working the cost-cutting body spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk had only been taken on for fixed terms.

"It was never the plan for the highest levels of DOGE officials to make a career out of the government," the official told Politico. The report said that, on top of the eight senior staffers, at least seven DOGE engineers, most with high-level access across multiple agencies, have left. At least three more are preparing to exit, it added.

Reuters could not confirm the report. The White House and DOGE did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.

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