Donald Trump, DOGE

Trump creates DOGE with an executive order. It says the unit's purpose is upgrading IT.
Trump on Monday signed an executive order to create Elon Musk's DOGE, with a mandate to improve federal IT systems.
Trump Executive Order Creates DOGE, Trying to Dodge Lawsuits Challenging It
The Musk-led panel looking for trillions in budget cuts and eliminating as many as a million federal jobs gets off to an evasive, rocky start.
‘Clever’ Trump Executive Order Shrouds DOGE From Public Scrutiny
Adept White House legal maneuvering is shielding the new Department of Government Efficiency from Freedom of Information Act transparency regulations and sidestepping onerous federal staffing laws—providing maximum political and operational flexibility to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, leader of the “DOGE” initiative.
Musk's DOGE targeted by union lawsuit ahead of Trump's executive order
The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will operate within the U.S. government, according to a fact sheet connected with an executive order expected Monday to establish the new entity,
Second high-profile staffer leaves DOGE in Trump's first week
William McGinley, who was appointed DOGE's legal counsel, said he was departing the agency days after President Donald Trump took office.
Trump uses one of first executive orders to officially create DOGE
Trump announced the creation of DOGE, co-led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, shortly after winning the election in November. Their mission is focused on cutting government spending: Musk and Ramaswamy paid an early visit to Capitol Hill to discuss their efforts with lawmakers, and the creation of the Senate DOGE Caucus soon followed.
Trump’s top line: From DOGE to deportations
Donald Trump had a busy first week in office, signing a deluge of executive orders on everything from immigration and the environment to the number of genders acknowledged by the US government (two).
President Trump signs exec order to make Musk’s DOGE commission more official
On Monday evening, Trump signed an order that renames the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), which was created in 2014 by former ...
DOGE announces results from its first 80 hours of work — and it's way behind schedule
The group on X said that it had canceled around $420 million in contracts, putting it on track to reach 3% of Musk's initial ...
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Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech
The DOGE-focused executive order is one of many signed by the new president, including an order rescinding nearly 80 actions ...
Trump’s executive orders on creating DOGE, nixing birthright citizenship are first to face legal challenges
President Trump signed an avalanche of executive orders after his first day back in office, but activist groups hit back with ...
Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
President Donald Trump's flurry of day-one actions included a reprieve for TikTok, the creation of a Department of Government ...
Trump signs executive order ending remote work for federal employees, slashing Biden administration's plan
President Donald Trump has followed through with another campaign trail promise by signing an executive order requiring ...
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 ...
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.