Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk's DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum required under law.

Elon Musk earlier this month responded to a post on X that called the 18F team a "far left government-wide computer office" by saying the group has been "deleted."

The U.S. Digital Service was created in 2014 to bring digital best practices to the federal government. In its new incarnation, the office is focused on eliminating bureaucracy and cutting costs.