How DOGE cracked Washington: A focus on arcane agencies gave Musk and his allies swift control of government nerve centers
Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal ...
What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, ...
Paranoia seeps into a federal workforce worried about getting fired and being watched
As the Trump administration fires thousands of employees across the government, federal workers have another reason to be on ...
DOGE’s request for IRS data systems access may pose risks to tax filers
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — the special entity created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk to ...
‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that ...
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DOGE’s claim that it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disclosed for the first ... that was actually worth a maximum of $8 million. A CNN review of contracting data showed that about two-thirds of ...
Elon Musk wants to audit the Fed. Is that a good idea?
Elon Musk is keen on auditing the Federal Reserve, the independent agency that makes critical decisions on interest rates ...
How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days
Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of ...
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DOGE seeks access to highly sensitive taxpayer data at IRS
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the Internal Revenue Service’s highly sensitive taxpayer data system, a source familiar with the move told CNN. The IRS ...
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What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
But word that members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE ... The Office of the Inspector General told CNN that Michelle Anderson, an Assistant Inspector General, is currently ...