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Whether Trump's appointees can manage DOGE without Musk's help or his appointees remains to be seen, as DOGE continues to seek new hires
While Musk's appointed DOGE staff was heavily criticized from day one, Kamarck noted that at least Musk's appointees appeared "to have a
great deal of IT talent, something the federal government has been lacking since the beginning of the information age."Trump can extend the
timeline for when DOGE sunsets, NextGov noted, and DOGE still has $22 million left over from this year to keep pursuing its goals, as
lawmakers debate whether $45 million in funding is warranted.Despite Trump and Musk's very public recent fallout, White House spokesperson
Kush Desai has said that Trump remains committed to fulfilling DOGE's mission, but NPR noted his statement curiously didn't mention DOGE by
name."President Trump pledged to make our bloated government more efficient by slashing waste, fraud, and abuse
The administration is committed to delivering on this mandate while rectifying any oversights to minimize disruptions to critical government
Those reviews could expose how much training DOGE workers had before they were granted security clearances to access sensitive information,
potentially spawning more backlash as DOGE's work lurches forward.Kamarck suggested that DOGE was "doomed to face early failures" because
president conducts an evaluation in 2029 and finds that DOGE's efforts have not meaningfully reduced the size or spending of government,
DOGE could possibly disappear
Former staffers hope that even more rehiring may resume if it does, E&E reported.In the meantime, Americans relying on government programs
must contend with the risk that they could lose assistance in the moments they need it most as long as the Musk-created "DOGE process"
hurricane season is a good candidate," Kamarck said.
