Two people familiar with the matter said that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has concluded its work at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will withdraw from the agency this week. Initially led by billionaire Elon Musk, the department has overseen large-scale layoffs across the entire federal government since Trump took office in January this year.

As Reuters previously reported, within the SEC, DOGE staff primarily focused on cutting contracts before shifting to pushing for regulatory rollbacks. It is understood that Eliezer Mishory, who was in charge of DOGE’s work at the SEC, has concluded his duties—he had been DOGE’s sole representative at the SEC in recent months.

An SEC spokesperson stated that the agency could not comment on the matter due to the government shutdown.

Key Notes on Terminology:

1. DOGE: The full name “Department of Government Efficiency” is used for clarity (consistent with the context of the “government efficiency department” in the original text), as there is no official U.S. agency formally named “DOGE” in real-world governance—this follows the specific title provided in the source material.
2. Regulatory rollbacks: A common term in U.S. policy discourse, referring to the reduction or relaxation of existing government regulations, which accurately reflects the Promote deregulation in the original text.
3. Government shutdown: A well-defined U.S. political scenario where federal agencies suspend non-essential operations due to funding gaps, directly corresponding to government shutdown.