Musk's Role Government

Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies

The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

The New York Times - 5h

Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency

Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company.”

Wired - 6h

Trump defends Musk's role as government programs are targeted

President Trump defended Elon Musk's work in targeting government agencies and programs for cutbacks, including USAID. The White House says Musk is designated a "special government employee." NBC ...

NBC News - 7h

Musk steamrolls Washington as he remakes the federal government

Republicans on the Hill are also largely giving Musk and Trump the benefit of the doubt.

Politico - 7h

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

Wired - 1d

Elon Musk says Trump agreed to "shut down" USAID, government's primary humanitarian aid agency

CBS News has learned at least two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave after the two officials refused to allow ...

CBS News - 17h

Why the Trump-Musk buyout offer risks dumbing government down

History teaches that running the government is different from running a business and that a downsized workforce is not synonymous with a more efficient workforce.

The Hill - 2d

Musk Aides Lock Government Computer Systems, Sources Say

Some employees at OPM have reportedly had their access revoked to the department’s data systems by Musk and aides.

Inc. - 3d

Musk is right — US government badly needs a digital makeover

If he can drive the change that’s required, future generations will thank him

Financial Times - 3d

Can Elon Musk harness the power of AI to fix the government's immigration issues?

There are real opportunities to make revolutionary progress with AI right now. And they don’t require spending hundreds of billions of dollars.

The Hill - 3d

Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros

A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.

Wired - 4d

Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings

The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.

The New York Times - 4d

Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer

After the Trump administration offered two million government employees buyouts on Tuesday, DOGE head Elon Musk joked about the offer, leaving some employees dismayed.

ABC News - 5d

Most in new poll disapprove of Musk's role in Trump administration

Most registered voters disapprove of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration, according to a poll released Thursday. In the survey from Quinnipiac University, 53 percent of ...

The Hill - 5d

Elon Musk and His Friends Help Trump Shake Up the Government

The billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal government, reprising the playbook he used after buying Twitter in 2022.

The New York Times - 5d

Tesla investors want Elon Musk to answer questions about 'salute,' role in Trump White House

Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings report lands just over a week after President Donald Trump began his second term in the White House, with Elon Musk right by his side.

NBC News - 5d

Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan

President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely resembles a purge at Twitter.

The New York Times - 5d

Tesla investors want Elon Musk to answer questions about 'salute,' role in Trump White House

Tesla shareholders are asking questions about CEO Elon Musk and his political distractions ahead of fourth-quarter call.

CNBC - 5d

Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government

The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.

Wired - 6d

Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom

The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.

The New York Times - 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

Warren sends Musk 30 ideas for DOGE to cut government spending

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent tech billionaire Elon Musk 30 ideas for how the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could cut government spending. Warren's Thursday letter ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

U.S. Sues Walgreens for Role in Opioid Crisis

The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t issued in professional practice, the Justice Department said.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17

Cooper Kupp uses prayer to cope with reduced role

Since generating 1,947 receiving yards in 2021, Rams receiver Cooper Kupp hasn't gotten back to 1,000 in any season.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 17

Transatlantic slavery’s role in shaping Manchester to be explored in exhibition

Joint project between Guardian and city’s Science and Industry Museum will open in early 2027. The role transatlantic enslavement played in shaping Manchester is at the heart of a new exhibition ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Europe’s ‘super-regulator’ role is under threat

If the Trump administration adopts a combative stance on tech and trade, the EU must be prepared to respond

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs

Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

Kaapo Kakko Thriving In His New Role With Kraken

Since the Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko, he has begun to play some of the best hockey of his career.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 12

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on America's role in the world

After traveling more than a million miles on the job, the secretary of state discusses the Biden administration's foreign policy report card, from a reinvigorated NATO alliance and Russian ...

CBS News - Jan. 12

Secretary of State Blinken on America's role in Syria

Following the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, President-elect Donald Trump stated that he thinks what happens in Syria "is not our fight." In this web exclusive, outgoing Secretary of ...

CBS News - Jan. 12

Musk and Ramaswamy sending agents across US government to seek cuts

So-called department of government efficiency charged by Trump to help effect radical government shake-up. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have already dispatched emissaries across the US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Ange questions English 'custodians of game' role

Ange Postecoglou said VAR has changed football more than anything in the last 50 years and English football should protect the sport better as "custodians of the game."

ESPN - Jan. 9

‘Dispiriting’: factchecker reacts to Meta’s move to scrap role

Mark Zuckerberg accused fact-checkers in US of making biased decisions. • Meta scraps factcheckers . The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday his company, Meta, would be ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Now a key playmaker - how the role of a goalkeeper changed

How the job of a goalkeeper has evolved from keeping the ball out of their net to also playing a key role in a team's attack.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Macron: History will judge Le Pen's role

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Meloni in hot water over government talks with Musk’s SpaceX

Italian premier accused of currying favour with world’s richest man at expense of European satellite initiative

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Musk asks his followers if the US 'should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked his followers on the social platform X, which he owns, if the U.S. “should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.” “America ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Johnson: My teenage son has 'no role' with Jets

Jets owner Woody Johnson insists his teenage son has no influence on the team's decisions and referred to a recent report about the organization's dysfunction as a "smear piece."

ESPN - Jan. 6

Elon Musk asks if America should 'liberate the people of Britain' in tirade against UK government

The tech billionaire and key advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has taken to social media to air his grievances with the British government.

CNBC - Jan. 6

Welby set to formally relinquish Archbishop role

Welby resigned after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England.

BBC News - Jan. 6

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