Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings

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  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 - 1h
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  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 - 1d
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  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 - 1d
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  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 - 6d

• 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
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  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

• Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics

  The Trump ally has flooded X with posts criticizing European politicians, causing a diplomatic conundrum for the continent’s leaders.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

• 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
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  Is Elon a Musk-Have for Nigel Farage?

  Reform’s former communications director is on
  
  BBC News - Jan. 5

More from The New York Times

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  Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.

  There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  What Caused a Crash Into the Potomac? For Trump, It Was Diversity.

  In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  Shortly Before Fatal D.C. Plane Crash, Jet Pilot Was Asked to Change Runways

  The plane had been cleared to land on Reagan National Airport’s main runway. But in the final moments of the flight, air traffic control asked the pilot to land on a separate, intersecting runway.
  
  The New York Times - 7h
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  Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Works to Persuade Senators in Confirmation Hearing

  Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Gabbard’s Hearing Turns Tense Over Snowden Questions

  Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.
  
  The New York Times - 3h

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  Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats

  Buyers say they’ve had mortgage offers withdrawn on flats with safety certificates issued by the man’s firm.
  
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