In May, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, lost its architect and de facto leader, Elon Musk. But without Musk, who brandished a literal chainsaw as a symbol of the group’s aggressive cost-cutting program,

Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.

President Donald Trump said he doesn't plan to remove subsidies for Elon Musk's companies, just weeks after suggesting that DOGE could investigate him.