Elon Musk is out, but the Trump administration still wants to beef up funding and staffing for its DOGE operation, according to budget documents released last week.
Tucked inside the lengthy budget appendix the White House released Friday are details about the administration’s post-Musk vision for DOGE.
In the early days of the Trump administration, the DOGE team has made waves throughout the federal government with its push to slash the workforce, eliminate agency contracts and terminate leases. As Musk announced his formal departure from DOGE last week, President Donald Trump and top administration officials stressed that the government-cutting operation wasn’t going anywhere. And the administration’s budget request for fiscal 2026 offers new details about how Trump and his team plan to bolster DOGE in the coming year.
The White House budget request is just that — a request to Congress for funding. But the numbers indicate the administration’s priorities for boosting or cutting staff in the government.
