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Elon Musk whitethorn nary longer beryllium the apical canine astatine DOGE, but his reforms astatine the State Department volition stay permanently successful place, a elder bureau authoritative told Fox News Digital Thursday.
As Musk's 130-day mandate arsenic a "special authorities employee" comes to an end, the billionaire entrepreneur announced his departure from DOGE successful a station connected his societal media level X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday night.
During Musk's clip arsenic the caput of DOGE, helium helped usher successful large reforms astatine the State Department, which included an effectual dismantlement of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), unit reductions, and the cancellation of assorted overseas assistance programs owed to deficiency of oversight, inefficiency, and different reasons.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR DOGE AFTER ELON MUSK'S DEPARTURE? 'ONLY JUST BEGUN'
During Musk's clip arsenic the caput of DOGE, helium helped usher successful large reforms astatine the agency, which included an effectual dismantlement of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), unit reductions astatine the State Department, and the cancellation of assorted overseas assistance programs owed to deficiency of oversight, inefficiency, and different reasons. (GETTY/AP)
The denotation that Musk's DOGE-related enactment astatine the State Department volition proceed was reinforced by a caller reorganization effort astatine the Department of State announced by Secretary Marco Rubio connected Thursday. The caller reorganization plans are expected to chopped oregon consolidate much than 300 of the State Department's offices and bureaus arsenic portion of a monolithic overhaul aimed astatine streamlining the department, according to bureau officials.
The bureau presently has astir 700 offices, meaning the reorganization effort volition slash, oregon join, much than 40% of its offices.
"We person excessively galore godd--- offices," a elder State Department authoritative told Fox News Digital. "We’re trying to shrink offices alternatively than make them."
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a caller reorganization effort Thursday, which volition proceed the enactment DOGE began. (Reuters)
The State Department submitted a announcement to Congress Thursday disclosing plans for the reorganization overhaul, which elder State Department officials said volition beryllium the largest restructuring for the bureau since the Cold War.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added Thursday that galore DOGE employees volition stay portion of the Trump administration, contempt Musk winding down his work.
"Surely the ngo of Doge volition continue," Leavitt told reporters Thursday. "Many Doge employees are present governmental employees."
President Donald Trump and DOGE caput Elon Musk beryllium down with Fox News big Sean Hannity for a associated interview. (Fox News)
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One of Musk's DOGE associates, Jeremy Lewin, has precocious been tapped for a apical relation wrong the State Department. In April, helium was placed astatine State for a antithetic role. For his part, Lewin, however, disputes that helium ever did immoderate nonstop enactment for Musk's DOGE.
Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
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