Federal Workers Say DOGE Put Spyware on Their Work PCs. Is That Ever OK in the Workplace?

• Trump's federal worker buyout plan will remain on hold for now, judge says

  The buyout plan has been promoted by Elon Musk, the head of President Donald Trump's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
  
  CNBC - 10h
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  Judge Keeps Pause on Trump’s Deferred Resignation Program for Federal Workers

  A federal judge in Massachusetts said the program would continue to be on hold until he issued a ruling. The government had set a new deadline of Monday night for workers to sign up.
  
  The New York Times - 8h
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  Judge extends freeze on Trump's plan to get millions of federal workers to resign

  A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued his pause of the Trump administration's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign until he responds "to the issues presented."
  
  NBC News - 10h
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  Musk Wields Scythe on Federal Work Force, With Trump’s Full Blessing

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  The New York Times - 2d

• Judge blocks Trump's plan to put thousands of USAID workers on leave for now

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  CBS News - 3d

• Judge pauses Trump’s efforts to put thousands of USAID workers on leave

  The agency earlier told staff only several hundred employees would remain as the administration cuts foreign aid
  
  Financial Times - 3d

• Trump says Elon Musk and DOGE will review "just about" every federal agency

  President Trump said nearly every federal agency in the U.S. government could fall under the scrutiny of Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. CBS News ...
  
  CBS News - 3d
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  DOGE Builds ‘Firewall’ Between Musk’s Team and Legacy USDS Workers

  “As far as I can tell, they’re hiding,” one USDS employee said about the DOGE team.
  
  Wired - 3d

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  French luxury goods firm Kering on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales that were nevertheless down year-on-year amid lagging demand for its main Gucci label.
  
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• Trump tariffs are 'punitive,' former U.S. ambassador to Singapore says, warns of U.S. job losses

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• Asian economies scramble to appease Trump as the U.S. president ratchets up tariff threats

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