All DOGE Staff Are Working Through the Government Shutdown — While a Third of White House Staff Are Being Sent Home

Here’s Who the White House Is Keeping On The Job As The Shutdown Drags On

The White House has furloughed roughly a third of its staff as Democrats continue to block approval of a spending plan to fund the federal government.

All DOGE staff are working through the government shutdown — while a third of White House staff are being sent home

The White House's shutdown plan calls for sending about one-third of its staff home during the shutdown. But all 45 DOGE staff are exempt from that.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesAlmost a third of White House staff are temporarily not working amid the government shutdown.The furloughs impact almost every office and agency within the Executive Office of the President.One office has been notably spared: None of the 45 DOGE staff are being furloughed.Th…

DOGE Workers Continue Through Shutdown

Department of Government Efficiency employees continue to work for the White House despite the current government shutdown and former leader Elon Musk no longer being involved. Bloomberg reported Friday that 45 DOGE staffers are exempt from being furloughed even though President Donald Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have indicated a desire to fire federal workers after Democrats refused to support a continuing res…

Trump spares DOGE and Russ Vought’s OMB shutdown pain as White House staff sent home

As about a third of White House staff are furloughed, DOGE and the Office of Management and Budget will keep moving along