# Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ## Basic Info **Name:** Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) / US DOGE Service **What is it:** Temporary executive organization (technically a renamed/restructured **US Digital Service**) established by Executive Order in Jan 2025 to audit federal spending, slash regulations and restructure agencies. **Who is involved:** [[Elon Musk]], Vivek Ramaswamy (initial co-leads); [Amy Gleason](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gleasonamy/) (acting administrator). **Location:** Washington, DC **Link:** https://doge.gov/ --- ## Entries **[[2025-12-25]]**: Empirical [analysis by Bellodi and Lee](https://lucabellodi.com/material/DOGE_Bellodi_Lee.pdf) suggests DOGE’s procurement cuts functioned as a mechanism for political retribution. Data from roughly 11,000 terminated contracts reveals a stark partisan penalty: a $100,000 donation to the Democratic Party increased termination probability by 0.35 percentage points (a ~25% increase relative to the mean), while equivalent contributions to the GOP reduced risk by 0.22 percentage points. This targeting appeared highly coordinated, evidenced by a strategic "pause" in cancellations for Wisconsin-based firms (averaging just 7 per month compared to 95 elsewhere) immediately preceding the state’s crucial Supreme Court election, followed by a sharp spike once the electoral risk subsided.