Department of Government Efficiency

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DOGE Staffers Enter Headquarters of NOAA, Another Project 2025 Target

As Trump picks a figure from 'Sharpiegate' to lead the agency

(Newser) - President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became known as the "Sharpiegate" scandal , the AP reports. After Alabama meteorologists had...

Treasury Says Musk Aides Have 'Read Only' Access

Integrity of federal payments system has not been compromised, officials insist

(Newser) - In response to the furor over Elon Musk and his DOGE team being granted access to a sensitive system used by the Treasury Department to make federal payments, the department said Tuesday that Musk's aides were given "read-only" access similar to what an auditor would receive. CNN reports...

Education Dept.'s Dismantling 'From Within' Is About to Begin

Sources say President Trump is set to sign EO to lay out path for shuttering agency

(Newser) - WWE founder Linda McMahon has yet to be confirmed as the new head of the Department of Education , but it's not yet clear what will be left of the department for her to lead. Sources say that President Trump is set to sign an executive order this month that...

Elon Musk Named as 'Special Government Employee'

Trump says billionaire won't always get his way

(Newser) - Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Trump's blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases , and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance, the AP reports. Musk has been named as a special government employee, which subjects him to...

Ontario Leader: See Ya, Starlink Contract

Doug Ford says he's 'ripping up' $69M deal with Musk company amid Trump tariffs against Canada

(Newser) - In November, the Progressive Conservative leader of Canada's most populous province announced a $69 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink, in an effort to bring high-speed internet to thousands of homes and businesses in some of the more far-flung parts of Ontario. That contract is no more, according...

Elon Musk's DOGE Is About to Get Sued
Elon Musk's DOGE
Is About to Get Sued
Jan 20, 2025 10:59 AM CST

Elon Musk's DOGE Is About to Get Sued

Advocacy group says the new non-government panel violates transparency laws

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to start day one on an aggressive footing . But it also might be playing some defense, too: The new Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is getting sued on Monday, reports the Washington Post . The advocacy group National Security Counselors says...

Musk Backtracks on Goal of $2T in Cuts

But cutting half that amount from federal budget would still be an 'epic outcome,' he says

(Newser) - Elon Musk has admitted that the oft-cited figure of $2 trillion in federal budget cuts is a target that the Department of Government Efficiency might not be able to meet. In a conversation with political strategist Mark Penn posted on X , Musk said the real figure would likely be more...

Bernie Sanders: 'Elon Musk Is Right' on Defense Spending

Pentagon budget is 'full of waste and fraud,' senator says

(Newser) - Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn't seem to have softened his stance on billionaires, but he's found something he agrees with Elon Musk about. In post Sunday on X , the independent senator from Vermont said Musk was right about the need to cut defense spending, the Hill reports. "Elon...

Musk's Take on Consumer Finance Watchdog: Delete It

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes after banks for predatory practices

(Newser) - Elon Musk, tasked with running a Department of Government Efficiency in the incoming Trump administration, has set his sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Delete CFPB," Musk wrote on X early Wednesday, referring to the federal watchdog that helps protect consumers from predatory financial practices. Musk said...

Skeptics: Musk, Ramaswamy Underestimate Their Task
Musk, Ramaswamy
Prepare for DOGE Fight
the rundown
Nov 25, 2024 2:44 PM CST

Musk, Ramaswamy Prepare for DOGE Fight

Pair want to take a 'blowtorch' to federal bureaucracy, but skeptics say they underestimate the task

(Newser) - Will DOGE fly? The Washington Post reports on how Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are ramping up efforts to launch their Department of Government Efficiency with the goal of instituting drastic cuts to the federal government. The big question seems to be whether they'll be able to follow through...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Has NPR in Her Sights
MTG Has NPR
in Her Sights
Nov 25, 2024 1:00 AM CST

MTG Has NPR in Her Sights

She threatens to slash federal funding as chair of House DOGE subcommittee

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene is no fan of NPR, and as chair of an as-yet-unformed House subcommittee that will work with the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, she says she will look into cutting the public broadcaster's government funding. "We'll be looking at everything from government-funded media programs...

Planned Parenthood CEO on DOGE: 'Agents of Chaos'

Meanwhile, more than 100 GOP lawmakers sign letter asking for funding probe into nonprofit

(Newser) - This week, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, co-chiefs of President-elect Trump's incoming Department of Government Efficiency, laid out their "DOGE Plan" this week to tackle spending cuts when the new administration takes effect—and among the groups in their sights is Planned Parenthood, one of multiple "progressive"...

Greene to Chair House DOGE Subcommittee

She says she'll be working with Musk, Ramaswamy

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't landed a Cabinet job, but she says will be working with President-elect Trump, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy during the next Congress. The Republican lawmaker says she will chair a House Oversight Committee subcommittee that will work with Musk and Ramaswamy's Department of...

Ramaswamy, Musk Lay Out 'the DOGE Plan'

It involves 'large-scale firings,' no more remote work

(Newser) - The Department of Government Efficiency may not be an official government agency, but its two leaders are wasting no time laying out their intentions. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outline what they call "the DOGE Plan to Reform Government" (yes, the unofficial department...

Musk Pitches New Hires: 80 Hours, 'Zero' Compensation

The future Department of Government Efficiency is accepting applications, only on X

(Newser) - The upcoming government efficiency office to be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is hiring, and it appears the first expense they intend to save money on is their staff. The operation seeks "super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting,"...

Trump Confirms Roles for Musk, Ramaswamy

They will lead 'Department of Government Efficiency'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency"—which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym "DOGE" is a nod to Musk's favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin, the AP reports. Trump said in...

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