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DOGE, wall of receipts

DOGE team's "wall of receipts" shows errors in tallying billions in savings

The initial accounting by DOGE of its estimated savings was overstated by billions of dollars, a review by CBS News found.

CNN · 1h

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 time this week a snapshot of some of the government contracts it has canceled, claiming to have saved taxpayers about $55 billion.

MSNBC · 5h

NYT: DOGE claims it saved $8B in one contract, but it was only $8M

The Department of Government Efficiency, the federal cost-cutting initiative championed by Elon Musk, published on Monday a list of government contracts it has canceled, and the New York Times finds the DOGE list 'vastly overstated the actual intended value' of one contract for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

DOGE, U.S. District Judge and Education Department

Forbes · 1d

DOGE Can Access Student Loan Data At The Department Of Education, Says Court

A court declined to prevent DOGE from accessing sensitive student loan borrower data housed at the Department of Education. But the battle isn't over.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Judge lets DOGE access Education Department's student databases while lawsuit plays out

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss denied a request from college students to prevent DOGE from seeing their data amid a court battle.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Musk's Team May Access US Education Department Systems, Judge Rules

Access US Education Department Systems, Judge Rules By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected a bid to bar the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing internal systems in the U.

DOGE Is Getting Lists of the Military's Probationary Workers

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied

The military's services handed in lists of the employees hired within the last year to the Trump administration.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

DOGE Is Getting Lists of the Military's Probationary Workers From the Pentagon

U.S. officials say Department of Government Efficiency staffers were at the Pentagon on Tuesday and receiving lists of the military's probationary employees

FOX News on MSN · 1d

DOGE team welcomed at the Pentagon but some remain skeptical

DOGE looks to investigate the budget for the Pentagon as well as seeing where funds are going for various other departments of the federal government.

Elon Musk Claims Millions on US Social Security Are Over 100

Yahoo · 23h

Social Security chief quits over Elon Musk-led hunt for data

The top Social Security official has reportedly resigned in protest over the effort led by billionaire Elon Musk to gain access to recipients’ personal information. Social Security Agency acting commissioner Michelle King stepped down over the weekend after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency pressed to obtain user data for the retirement program serving tens of millions of Americans.

The New Republic on MSN · 5h

President Elon Musk Reveals He Has No Clue How the Government Works

Elon Musk won’t stop showing just how little he understands about the U.S. government. The billionaire technocrat joined President Donald Trump Tuesday night in an interview on Fox News’ Hannity, to attempt to justify the Department of Government Efficiency’s invasion into the sensitive files of government agencies and the Trump administrations’ efforts to gut the federal government.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk Responds to Social Security Concerns

Elon Musk has hit back at criticisms of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Musk, selected by President Donald Trump to head the nonofficial DOGE,

Department of Efficiency or Downsizing? ‘Real failure of transparency’ in Musk’s DOGE

Elon Musk's DOGE has made many cuts that are disrupting basic functions of the federal government. President Trump and Musk ...

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Will there be a DOGE Dividend check? Americans might see savings from government cuts

The CEO of investment firm Azoria lobbied DOGE figurehead Elon Musk to have the department issue stimulus checks from some of ...

Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.

The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t ...

DOGE puts DEI on chopping block with termination of over $370M in education department grants

The Department of Government Efficiency revealed it slashed $370 million of spending toward diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

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Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—As DOGE Reportedly Accesses Employee Info At Pentagon

National Nuclear Safety Administration: An employee at the agency—which oversees nuclear weapons in the U.S.—told NPR the ...

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DOGE in Kentucky? Lawmakers file bills to create state Office of Government Efficiency

Sen. Lindsey Tichenor has introduced Senate Bill 256 establishes the Kentucky Office of Government Efficiency.

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DOGE in Kentucky? Lawmakers introduce bills to create new state efficiency task force

Legislation proposed in the General Assembly would establish oversight bodies aimed at slashing wasteful spending in state ...

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Congress scrambling to keep up with Department of Government Efficiency

The lightning speed with which Elon Musk is operating with the Department of Government Efficiency has left many lawmakers ...

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What Is the DOGE Clock? Site Tracks Department of Government Efficiency

The DOGE clock is a digital tracker that says it monitors the savings achieved by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government ...

Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims

It is true that improper payments have been made. But the numbers thrown out by Elon Musk and the White House are overstated ...

Scripps News on MSN3h

In first joint interview, Trump and Musk outline goals for Department of Government Efficiency

In a Fox News interview, President Trump and Elon Musk outlined plans for $1 trillion in government savings, assuring that ...

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