A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended ask what was saved

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency has completed a year of cost-cutting measures targeting federal employees, leaving their livelihoods disrupted while the actual savings remain unquantified. DOGE, which spearheaded the efficiency initiative, has not released clear accounting of how much money was saved or what specific reductions were achieved. Federal workers who faced layoffs, furloughs, or job eliminations are now questioning whether the disruption to their careers and families produced measurable fiscal benefits for the government. The lack of transparency around DOGE's results raises accountability questions about whether the sweeping personnel cuts delivered the promised efficiency gains or simply displaced workers without demonstrable savings.