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Democrats concerned DOGE is targeting NOAA, sources say
Democratic lawmakers said they are looking into DOGE visits to NOAA offices, and potential cuts to the agency.CBS News - 4h -
Musk trolls critics and federal workers as DOGE targets US agencies
As Elon Musk and his team rip through the federal government, he is doing it all with his signature trolling, mocking his critics and targets along the way.ABC News - 6h -
GOP blocks Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access agency data
Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government services.ABC News - 8h -
Elon Musk Is Targeted in New Bill Aimed at DOGE and ‘Unethical State Kleptocracy’
A new House bill dubbed ELON MUSK is the latest attempt to keep Tesla’s CEO out of government payment systems.Inc. - 9h -
House Dems Raise Alarm Over DOGE’s Access to SBA Systems, Fearing Musk Could Target Entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration is the latest agency to be targeted. But the Democrats are pushing back. Could key business programs be at stake?Inc. - 11h -
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.Wired - 1d -
DOGE faces federal worker lawsuit
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Government unions sue over DOGE access to DOL The AFL-CIO and several affiliated ...The Hill - 8h -
Trump, Musk and DOGE Are Tearing Apart the Government
Musk and Trump are launching a frontal assault on the concept of democratic governanceThe New York Times - 10h -
Doge v USAid: how Elon Musk helped his acolytes infiltrate world’s biggest aid agency
Exclusive: Takeover of USAid agency by Doge operatives seen as pilot for large-scale overhaul of federal government. USAid security personnel were defending a secure room holding sensitive and ...The Guardian - 13h -
US federal workers weigh Trump’s buyout offer: ‘We’re feeling petty as hell’
Some civil servants determined to ‘stick it out’ as president and Elon Musk push for mass resignations: ‘We’re not even sure what is being offered is legal’. What is USAid and why does Trump ...The Guardian - 13h -
Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies.NBC News - 1d -
‘It’s been madness’: US federal workers reeling over Trump-Musk takeover
Office of personnel management workers say anxiety is palpable amid intimidation and threat of dismissal. US government workers are describing an atmosphere of “fear” and “madness” as they grapple ...The Guardian - 1d -
Elon Musk and DOGE are hacking the government
Musk has moved with lightning speed to try to remake the federal government. Many Democrats and even some Republicans say his efforts are unlawful.NBC News - 1d -
Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency
America's top diplomat Marco Rubio says he is now the acting head of the agency that distributes billions of dollars in aid around the world.BBC News - 2d -
OPM, following DOGE plans, sends federal workers 2nd email as AGs say not to accept
The Office of Personnel Management, carrying out Elon Musk's plan to trim the government, has sent federal workers a follow-up email about its deferred resignation offer.ABC News - 2d -
Interim US attorney: 'We will not tolerate threats against DOGE workers'
The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is coordinating with Elon Musk over alleged “threats” as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff has pushed into various ...The Hill - 2d -
US aid agency HQ closed after Musk reveals plan to ‘shut it down’
Future of USAID in doubt as Donald Trump accuses it of being run by ‘radical lunatics’Financial Times - 2d -
Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system
Trump’s treasury secretary gives the world’s richest person entry to one of the most sensitive US government databases. Elon Musk’s government-slashing crew, the “department of government ...The Guardian - 3d -
US federal workers ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures
Internal email says agency is ‘reviewing’ programs and contracts that ‘promote or incubate gender ideology’. US state department employees must scrub gender pronouns from their email signatures by ...The Guardian - 5d -
Federal agencies ordered to implement transgender bathroom ban
The Trump administration is ordering federal agencies to bar transgender workers from single-sex facilities that match their gender identity by Friday and fire any employees working on “gender ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump offers incentives to US federal workers to quit jobs
The offer is part of the president's plan to shrink and reform the US government.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Warren calls on Musk to stick to $2T in DOGE cuts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging Elon Musk to stick with his original objective to cut $2 trillion in wasteful government spending. “After promising his Department of Government ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump's anti-DEI executive orders target employee resource groups, federal workers say
Federal agency workers say that professional groups meant to support employees, many of whom are from marginalized backgrounds, are under threat from President Donald Trump’s DEI executive order.NBC News - Jan. 27 -
Elon Musk’s Doge accused of ‘illegal’ job posting by federal workers’ union
Union leader claims Trump-created organization is ‘corrupt’ as X owner posts vague request for applications. Elon Musk ’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has been accused by a leading ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Federal agencies begin targeted immigration crackdowns in Chicago
Multiple federal agencies have conducted targeted immigration enforcement operations in Chicago as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Trump fires independent watchdogs at multiple federal agencies
President Trump is facing mounting criticism after firing 18 inspectors general from federal agencies that were tasked with monitoring fraud, waste and abuse. This comes after the confirmation of ...NBC News - Jan. 26 -
New details on Musk's DOGE agency raise questions about its scope, transparency
As Elon Musk prepares to launch the new Department of Government Efficiency, government watchdog groups are concerned about its purported scope and level of transparency.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every ...Wired - Jan. 24 -
Ethics watchdog issues conflict of interest warning to Musk’s Doge agency
American Oversight has raised concerns over ‘department of government efficiency’ using encrypted apps. A leading ethics watchdog has issued warnings to Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
‘Setting us up for catastrophe’: alarm at Trump attack on federal disaster agency
The president is now setting his sights on Fema, the agency responsible for helping Americans after major disasters. Donald Trump has suggested paring back or even dismantling the federal response ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
US meteorologist fired from TV station after criticizing Elon Musk salute
Sam Kuffel’s departure comes after far-right radio host slams her condemnation of X owner’s apparent Nazi salute. A Milwaukee meteorologist has been fired from her TV station after she criticized ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Elon Musk's DOGE has a new cost-cutting target: the U.S. penny
Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump and Elon Musk’s ‘Doge’ violates federal transparency rules, suit claims
Lawsuit filed moments after Trump’s swearing-in challenges legality of ‘department of government efficiency’. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk’s “department of government ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
How federal agencies are responding to the Southern California wildfires
With the Los Angeles-area wildfires expected to be one of the most expensive disasters in California history, Margaret Brennan examines how the federal government is offering to help.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Why Elon Musk had to drop his ‘DOGE’ pledge to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget
We told you he would months ago, when he made the promise.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Before Elon Musk and DOGE, there was Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's Inspector General Act of 1978 led to the creation of the Department of Justice's Inspector General, which has since issued reports critical of the FBI's role in the 2016 election, ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk says DOGE probably won't find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings, backtracking on a goal he set ...NBC News - Jan. 9