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.

“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...

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.

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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.

“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...

NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up! YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI

PSA - stfu - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...

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.

" 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

OMB now taking over doge?

Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over DOGE Agenda “Russ Vought, President Trump’s top budget official, is looking to lock in many of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts once the billionaire CEO steps aside from government,” the Wall Street Journal repor...

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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.

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...

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.

Really? www.npr.org/2025/04/28/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.

“ … 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...

Musk says he will step back from DOGE, refocus on Tesla after earnings plunge Tesla announced quarterly earnings down 71 percent from a year earlier, amid tariff threats and protests over CEO Elon Musk’s role in pushing government cuts.

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“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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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...

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...

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.

“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/...

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.

“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/...

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

“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...

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.

"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.

This is likely just the tip of the AI doge-berg

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.

Wired is kicking ass on doge coverage. We just subscribed www.wired.com/story/gao-au...

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.

“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...

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.

“The cuts to an already small staff quickly affected operations at the sprawling refuge, volunteers here said.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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.

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.

Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies A federal appeals court is allowing billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the ...

“An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies,”
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DOGE related “survey” via Heritage F. “This brief survey will allow you to make your voice heard on the government’s insane spending and invasive reach over the American people.
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DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.

“The goal is to create a single “mega API”…for accessing IRS data...The agency is expected to partner with a third-party... Palantir, a software company cofounded by billionaire and Musk associate Peter Thiel, has been brought up…” www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...

“The Japanese American National Museum will “scrub nothing,” Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service | CNN Politics Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is expected to take aim at the Department of Homeland Security in the coming days, seeking potentially major cuts to personnel across its agencies, incl...

“Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is expected to take aim at the Department of Homeland Security in the coming days, seeking potentially major cuts to personnel across its agencies, including the US Secret Service…” www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/p...