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How many worked for DOGE? New data emerges, but many agencies stonewall
['Sean Michael Newhouse', 'Staff Reporter']
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At least 206 people worked for the Department of Government Efficiency, but much remains unknown about the Trump administration's government-overhaul effort because federal agencies refused to fully cooperate with a Congressionally-ordered inquest.
In a new report published on Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office said it was largely unable to determine whether DOGE employees completed required ethics training and paperwork.
“This total includes the 127 [U.S. DOGE Service] employees who held titles as digital services experts or consultants within USDS,” according to the report.
Nine agencies, covering 64 DOGE employees, did submit information about whether the staffers did such training and reports.
While “the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization” terminated on July 4, pursuant to the executive order establishing it, GAO pointed out that the directive permanently renamed an existing White House office as the U.S. DOGE Service.