Will the efforts of the DOGE operation achieve the goal they claim of saving one or even perhaps $2 trillion this year as a means of moving towards establishing a balanced budget, or is there some other agenda here?

As you are sensing, this is a kind of propaganda campaign to create an impression of forceful leadership that is forward-thinking and serves the common citizen with common sense and a fearless determination to root out inefficiency and corruption in government. While a laudable goal, this is simply a part of the playacting being done here to set the scene for Alien Disclosure that is coming quite soon. As is frequently the case with Trump's announcements, it is certainly a best-case scenario and, in fact, we see it as overreaching. Not everything they wish to change will be readily modified and the problems of being in debt by the US government are far too big to be solved quickly. After all, there is only so much tax revenue to draw on and no end of ambitious plans. The expectation that the economy will receive a surge of growth from new undertakings, starting of new businesses, and transfer of operations from overseas back to mainland US soil as a consequence of the tariffs pressuring the economy, will happen but not quickly. This is being done for show. Like many great ideas and promises of the Extraterrestrial Alliance, the intention is to build up hopes and expectations but then pull the rug out, and this you will see down the line.