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 ...
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal ...
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Political patronage or government efficiency: What happens if Louisiana changes civil service?
While some state officials warn against removing civil service worker protections from the Constitution, others argue its a ...
Most in new poll say system of checks and balances not working well
Most in a new poll said the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government is not working well. When asked about the ...
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US judges bar Musk's DOGE from Treasury, allow access to health, labor
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A federal judge extended a block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team from accessing payment systems at the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday, while another ...
Insider threat: cyber security experts on giving Elon Musk and DOGE the keys to US government IT systems
DOGE employees – tech billionaire Elon Musk and his affiliates – have been granted access to sensitive personal and financial ...
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to the US government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for ...
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What Trump is doing to the US government is not a spoils system
We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...
Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees
The Social Security Fairness Act retroactively reverses some 1983 reforms and increases benefits for some retired state and ...
As Musk reshapes the government, some ask: Where are the guardrails?
As Elon Musk upends the government, the White House has taken advantage of rules with weak enforcement and loopholes — or simply declared it can outweigh other laws.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to federal government’s payment system
The Musk team has pushed for access to the government’s computer systems and sought to remove tens of thousands of federal ...