DOGE continues its work to shape the government, Rep says - but swerves when asked who is leading it [View all]

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 16 September 2025 16:20 EDT


The so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues its work to shape the government, according to GOP Rep. Pete Sessions, but he swerved questions about who is leading the cost-cutting effort following Elon Musk’s departure.

Sessions, co-chair of the Congressional DOGE Caucus, whose role is to “lead government efficiency initiatives in the House of Representatives,” told Politico’s AI and Tech Summit Tuesday that DOGE remains “an active component in the government.”

The Texas representative, however, didn’t answer a direct question about who is in charge of the effort since Musk left the White House following his public fallout with President Donald Trump in June, according to the outlet.

“They meet on a regular basis. They are made up of professionals who have a mission. They are people who sincerely want to change the system,” Sessions said of the DOGE team, whose mission is still focused on “eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse of the taxpayers' money.”

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