Kupor said that DOGE is no longer the “centralized entity” it once was when Trump appointed Musk to lead the agency in January.
Later Sunday, Kupor appeared to take issue with the Reuters story in a social media post, without challenging any of its facts.
“The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under the [U.S. DOGE Service] But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen,” Kupor wrote on X.
He added that the OPM and the Office of Management and Budget would “institutionalize” the changes made by DOGE.
In a statement to TIME on Monday, White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston echoed Kupor, saying, “President Trump was given a clear mandate to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he continues to actively deliver on that commitment.”
