What started as a funny image of a dog has evolved into a government agency led by Elon Musk. Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump has issued a number of orders which included establishing the Department of Government Efficiency,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the head of DOGE, has said he wants to cut the federal budget by $2 trillion a year and has begun a process of collecting information ahead of drastic cuts in many government departments. If federal departments stop DOGE data collection, it could have a major impact on Trump's plan to impose major cuts on the federal budget.