The White House has shut down the fledgling Department of Government Efficiency, eight months before its charter was due to expire in mid-2026. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, who claims Reuters took his comments out of context while breaking the story, clarified his position, while confirming that the department had, in fact, been shuttered.

“Good editing by @reuters – spliced my full comments across paragraphs 2/3 to create a grabbing headline[.] The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under [U.S. DOGE Service]. But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc. DOGE catalyzed these changes; the agencies along with [the Office of Personnel Management] and [the Office of Management and Budget] will institutionalize them,” Kupor posted on X.