Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech While his so-called Department of Government Efficiency is laying waste to the federal government, unelected White House advisor Elon Musk has massively benefited from government contracts propping up his business over more than 20 years. As the Washington […]
Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, holds a chainsaw as he arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP A group of 21 civil servants whose team was folded into Elon Musk’s Department of […]
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” “We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers […]
Last week, Elon Musk’s government cost-slashing initiative, which he calls the Department of Government Efficiency, posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now the organization, which is also known as the U.S. DOGE Service, has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, […]
The millions that US tech companies invested in currying favor with Donald Trump seemed to pay off this week as the new administration issued a flurry of directives that relaxed regulations and dropped lawsuits previously aimed at holding the industry to account. Crypto, AI and social media companies, many of which made donations to Trump, […]
For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war. But with President Trump back in office, America is giving the impression that it could be switching sides. Even as American and Russian negotiators sat down together on Tuesday for the first […]
Musk & Trump on Tech, Government Waste & Leadership Elon Musk and Donald Trump recently sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, offering insights into Musk’s role in the Trump administration, his stance on government bureaucracy, and their vision for efficiency in governance. During the conversation, Musk stressed that his […]
President Donald Trump floated the idea Wednesday of returning some of the savings recouped by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to U.S. citizens, with an equal amount going to pay down the federal debt. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “There’s even under consideration a […]
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has vowed to oversee a radical hollowing out of government agencies, asserting this week that some should be “deleted entirely” as he defunds public programs and lays off federal workers. While the immense cuts are framed as a means of removing waste, they may also become a boon to […]
