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“Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?
Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.
www.newyorker.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“The White House Office of Management and Budget released hundreds of budget documents early Friday evening that left out key projections that previous administrations of both parties have publicly disclosed for decades.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House releases partial budget, but without critical details
The budget office has not released estimates of debt, deficits, economic growth or other traditional metrics, breaking precedent.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“The White House Office of Management and Budget released hundreds of budget documents early Friday evening that left out key projections that previous administrations of both parties have publicly disclosed for decades.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
PSA - stfu - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...
NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!
YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI
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May 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
PSA - stfu - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...
" Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds. This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated many agencies’ divisions, even though they remain technically intact." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government
Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
" Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds. This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated many agencies’ divisions, even though they remain technically intact." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
OMB Watch , yes I said it
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
OMB Watch , yes I said it
OMB now taking over doge?
May 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
OMB now taking over doge?
Yet another court ruling against DOGE/Trump effort to ruin the ability for us to get stuff done as a nation #doge www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump's sweeping government overhaul
A federal judge in San Francisco issued a two-week restraining order temporarily blocking the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government. Her order applies to 20 agencies.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yet another court ruling against DOGE/Trump effort to ruin the ability for us to get stuff done as a nation #doge www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...
Really? www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Really? www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
“ … a whistleblower inside the IT department of the NLRB says DOGE may have removed sensitive labor data and exposed NLRB systems to being compromised.” www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
More than 50 House Democrats demand answers after whistleblower report on DOGE
Members of the Congressional Labor Caucus wrote the letter after NPR reported that a whistleblower says DOGE may have removed sensitive labor data and compromised the security of computer systems.
www.npr.org
April 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“ … a whistleblower inside the IT department of the NLRB says DOGE may have removed sensitive labor data and exposed NLRB systems to being compromised.” www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
“The employees grew concerned that the NLRB's confidential data could be exposed, particularly after they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia, according to the disclosure.”
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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“The employees grew concerned that the NLRB's confidential data could be exposed, particularly after they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia, according to the disclosure.”
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This attempted intrusion is not limited to the non profit sector. How many orgs - including for profits, small businesses, etc get govt contracts? Cudos to Vera for going public apnews.com/article/doge...
DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds
The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonp...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This attempted intrusion is not limited to the non profit sector. How many orgs - including for profits, small businesses, etc get govt contracts? Cudos to Vera for going public apnews.com/article/doge...
“Agency staff at AmeriCorps began to receive notices Wednesday placing them on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” … the latest blow to an organization that deploys thousands of young people to work on community service projects across the US.“ www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
AmeriCorps staff members placed on leave after DOGE visit
The federal agency supported community service work and sent young adults to work on disaster response and conservation projects nationwide.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“Agency staff at AmeriCorps began to receive notices Wednesday placing them on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” … the latest blow to an organization that deploys thousands of young people to work on community service projects across the US.“ www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
“More than 68 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. The health insurance program does not cover undocumented immigrants, so the use of this dataset could have limited value…“ www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies
It is unclear how many immigrants ICE is seeking addresses for and how much data would be available because Medicare does not cover undocumented immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“More than 68 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. The health insurance program does not cover undocumented immigrants, so the use of this dataset could have limited value…“ www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“Effective today, sources tell Science, NSF’s division of grants and awards is returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding…. In the meantime, according to those sources, NSF will not make any new awards.” www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review
Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“Effective today, sources tell Science, NSF’s division of grants and awards is returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding…. In the meantime, according to those sources, NSF will not make any new awards.” www.science.org/content/arti...
"Nonprofits, universities and local governments respond to these grant opportunities with applications to receive federal funding for activities that include cancer research, cybersecurity, highway construction and wastewater management." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions
A DOGE engineer removed users’ access to grants.gov, threatening to further slow the process of awarding thousands of federal grants per year.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Nonprofits, universities and local governments respond to these grant opportunities with applications to receive federal funding for activities that include cancer research, cybersecurity, highway construction and wastewater management." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Apologies for report linked to newsmax… but… DOGE is claiming literally tens of thousands of fraudulent claims in UI, Social Security, etc. yet ZERO cases of fraud referred to DOJ to the best of my knowledge. Hand over evidence if true. Otherwise they’re ether covering up crimes or making it up.
Newsmax: DOGE: People Technically Not Even Born Filed Jobless Claims
DOGE: People Technically Not Even Born Filed Jobless Claims
The Department of Government Efficiency reported people claimed unemployment insurance benefits with birth dates 15 years into the future.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Apologies for report linked to newsmax… but… DOGE is claiming literally tens of thousands of fraudulent claims in UI, Social Security, etc. yet ZERO cases of fraud referred to DOJ to the best of my knowledge. Hand over evidence if true. Otherwise they’re ether covering up crimes or making it up.
This is likely just the tip of the AI doge-berg
EPA managers warn DOGE is “using AI to scan through agency communications to find any anti-Musk, anti-Doge, or anti-Trump statements” and that agency workers “should be ‘very careful’ about what they say in private messages and virtual meetings.”
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is likely just the tip of the AI doge-berg
Wired is kicking ass on doge coverage. We just subscribed www.wired.com/story/gao-au...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited
The Government Accountability Office’s audit examines DOGE’s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wired is kicking ass on doge coverage. We just subscribed www.wired.com/story/gao-au...
“Companies tied to Elon Musk have dozens of workplace health and safety cases open at OSHA. Union leaders and former OSHA officials are concerned.” www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Labor Leaders Fear Elon Musk and DOGE Could Gain Access to Whistleblower Files
Companies tied to Elon Musk have dozens of workplace health and safety cases open at OSHA. Union leaders and former OSHA officials are concerned.
www.wired.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Companies tied to Elon Musk have dozens of workplace health and safety cases open at OSHA. Union leaders and former OSHA officials are concerned.” www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
“The cuts to an already small staff quickly affected operations at the sprawling refuge, volunteers here said.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
DOGE cuts at a Florida manatee refuge have been reversed — for now
Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local leaders worry that it’s only temporary.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“The cuts to an already small staff quickly affected operations at the sprawling refuge, volunteers here said.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Could be used to find blackmail material? “…some EPA managers were told by Trump appointees that Musk’s team is rolling out AI to monitor workers, including looking for language in communications considered hostile to Trump or Musk…” www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say
Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
www.reuters.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Could be used to find blackmail material? “…some EPA managers were told by Trump appointees that Musk’s team is rolling out AI to monitor workers, including looking for language in communications considered hostile to Trump or Musk…” www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Nope. Not surprised.
Surprised? "Many of the network outages appear to be caused by an expanded fraud check system imposed by the DOGE team, current and former officials said. The technology staff did not test the new software against a high volume of users to see if the servers could handle the rush…"
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff
The worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Nope. Not surprised.