The Feds Wasted $186 Billion on 'Improper Payments' Last Year That total is a low-ball estimate because some federal agencies didn't report their totals to the Government Accountability Office. Reason · Jun 4
'We lost a lot of talent': The man who overhauled the CDC before the DOGE cuts is still concerned about damage Robin Bailey Jr. spent years rebuilding the CDC from the inside. Months after he left, the cuts began — and he told Fortune he's not sure what survived. Fortune · Jun 3
Elon Musk Labeled 'Evil' After Exposé Claims His USAID 'Wood Chipper' Killed Hundreds of Thousands A former USAID health chief alleges Elon Musk helped dismantle the aid agency while serving in Trump's administration, harming 'hundreds of thousands' of people. International Business Times UK · Jun 2
Elon Did DOGE. Now Mamdani Is Trying COGE. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s COGE sounds like DOGE, but New Yorkers should not expect the mayor to shrink the city’s bureaucracy. Reason · May 29
Ex-CIA officer caught with $40M in gold bars in his house. His official reason – ‘work-related expenses’ This wasn't all the agents found in his house. We Got This Covered · May 29
The $687 million irony of Peter Thiel’s reported plan to ditch the US for Argentina ANALYSIS: With a stream of government contacts and his protégé in the White House, the billionaire is at the height of his influence in the US, writes Josh Marcus. So why head off for other shores? The Independent UK · May 29
Mayor Mamdani takes a page out of Trump and Musk’s DOGE playbook to evaluate NYC’s finances ‘New Yorkers deserve a city government as careful with their money as they are,’ Mamdani said when announcing his new COGE initiative The Independent UK · May 29
USAID was shut down 'to soothe ego' of Musk, whistleblower says In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nicolas Enrich, a former senior USAID official-turned-whistleblower, said the US agency was dismantled not to cut waste but "to soothe the ego of the world's richest man", then DOGE head Elon Musk. Enrich warned that up to 14 million people could die in the… France 24 · May 27
IRS wants to store your biometric data for longer to help in its investigations New proposals would allow third-party contractor to hold onto U.S. taxpayers’ identifying information for up to three years after their accounts are closed, inviting privacy concerns The Independent UK · May 22
Elon Musk says fictional ‘woke mind virus’ killed his daughter, bragged about canceling Ebola virus prevention funding Maybe focus on viruses that actually exist next time? We Got This Covered · May 19
Trump's war on wokeness is not new Only the acronyms have changed in the fight to purge the National Endowment for the Humanities and "woke" education Salon · May 11
Elon Musk-Backed DOGE 'Blatantly Used' ChatGPT and DEI, LGBTQ Keywords to Slash Federal Funding A US judge has ruled DOGE's grant cuts unlawful, criticising the use of AI and keyword searches in the decision-making process. International Business Times · May 9
Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional The Independent UK · May 8
How Vivek Ramaswamy tamed 'anti-Indian' MAGA and Donald Trump But Vivek’s rise, if things go according to plan he might become the third Indian-origin governor of an American state after Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, is not just a litmus test of an Indian-American’s success story in US politics. It is a test of how far the MAGA tent… The Times of India · May 7
The Guardian - US · May 4 Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general? Trump’s third pick for role is a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor who experts say is ‘almost a lock’
International Business Times UK · May 1 Trump Administration Inadvertently Exposed Healthcare Providers' Social Security Numbers in Publicly Accessible Database A security breach in a federal health portal exposed Social Security numbers of healthcare providers, raising concerns about identity theft and data security.
The Guardian - US · Apr 23 Democrats say cuts to social security have caused ‘customer service chaos’ for American seniors Report from Elizabeth Warren calls Trump administration cuts to Social Security Administration ‘catastrophic’
The Guardian - US · Apr 18 ‘Ignorance and cruelty’: former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts Nicholas Enrich was an eyewitness to the dismantling of the US foreign aid organization by the Trump administration
The Independent UK · Apr 14 Trump officials thought USAID ‘just did abortions’ before gutting agency, new book claims Global health experts asked for ‘Barney-style’ slides and maps inspired by blockbuster movies to justify their vital work in tackling infectious diseases around the world
Reason · Apr 10 DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders Some excerpts from the 88 pages of opinions in AFSCME v. Social Security Admin., decided today by the Fourth Circuit… The post DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders appeared first on Reason.com.
Latin Times · Apr 10 U.S. Marshals Granted Federal Powers to Musk's Security Despite Training Gaps Newly disclosed internal emails from the U.S. Marshals Service are raising fresh concerns about how federal law enforcement authority was extended to members of Elon Musk's private security detail during his time inside the Trump administration.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Elon Musk’s bodyguards made federal agents despite lack of training IN FULL
The Independent UK · Apr 7 Elon Musk’s private security deputized as US Marshals while at DOGE despite missing experience requirements The former DOGE head’s bodyguards were exempt from rules requiring that deputies complete a ‘basic law enforcement training program’
International Business Times · Apr 6 Emails Show U.S. Marshals Bypassed Training Rules to Deputize Musk's DOGE Security Detail: Report The U.S. Marshals Service waived parts of its own training and experience standards to deputize armed members of Elon Musk's private security team while he was leading DOGE, according to a new report.
Fortune · Apr 6 Why DOGE's legacy is hard to measure Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.