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Watchdog puts new numbers on the size of DOGE, but many details remain unknown as agencies refuse to turn over information
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GAO found that at least 128 of these individuals separated from their EOP positions by Jan. 31, 2026.
“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.
For example, the Agriculture Department provided an “ethics-related presentation” for Trump appointees but didn’t offer evidence for when, or if, the DOGE staffers received the training.
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.