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In at least seven major departments or agencies, DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Elon Musk’s businesses for years.
DOGE has "led to poor services, a brain drain on our federal government, and it’s going to cost taxpayers money long term," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) argued.
One of Musk's former DOGE workers is going public with his account. From the Planet Money podcast, NPR's Bobby Allyn brings us his story of the first phase of the Trump administration's efforts to ...
Under a January executive order, DOGE is set to operate until summer 2026. The agency's mission to eliminate “waste, fraud, and abuse” is deeply embedded in the federal government's ethos and ...
DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
Federal workforce shows only 1% reduction so far under Trump's second term, with experts calling it a "disappointing effect of DOGE" despite efforts to streamline government.
The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government’s process for awarding billions of dollars in federal funds, the latest sign of the team’s declining influence following Elon ...
DOGE leaders directed Social Security staff to set about marking people older than 120 as dead, court records show. On social media, Mr. Musk hailed the effort.
SSA’s multiple data systems contain an extensive trove of personal information on most people living in the United States today — as well as those who have died over the years.
DOGE stimulus check talks caught Americans' attention, but progress on the dividend seems to have stalled. Here's what to know and who would get one.
Since January, DOGE has conducted a review of a range of government information systems, and the team’s work has significantly increased public concern over waste and abuse in the federal ...
Three months ago, DOGE employees wrested control of a key federal grants website, grants.gov, which serves as a clearinghouse for more than $500 billion in annual awards, The Post reported. For ...