You would think, given Elon Musk’s apparent disgust for government waste, that he would be thrilled to see staffers who have dedicated their careers to making things within the federal government work better. But, according to Wired, he and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency have opted instead to just fire them unceremoniously […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When her daughter was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease in 2010, Amy Gleason attacked the challenge. She carried binders of medical records to doctors’ appointments across six health systems seeking the best care for juvenile dermatomyositis. She volunteered at a nonprofit searching for a cure. She also started a health care company to […]
When her daughter was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease in 2010, Amy Gleason attacked the challenge. She carried binders of medical records to doctors’ appointments across six health systems seeking the best care for juvenile dermatomyositis. She volunteered at a nonprofit searching for a cure. She also started a health care company to create record-sharing software […]
Donald Trump is — at least publicly — attempting to reign in Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amid growing pushback from the public, Congress, and members of the president’s Cabinet. On Thursday, Trump reportedly told his Cabinet members during a White House meeting that they would be in charge of […]
Listen to article A tense exchange erupted between South African billionaire Elon Musk and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a high-stakes meeting in the White House Cabinet Room, as US President Donald Trump watched in silence, according to The New York Times. The dispute centered on Musk’s aggressive approach to government downsizing, with Rubio criticizing […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing that spending items greater than $50,000 now require approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Source link
Elon Musk (Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (Facebook). [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are pushing back on White House efforts to halt transportation initiatives launched during the Biden administration, stressing that efforts led by billionaire Elon Musk to drastically scale down federal […]
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 (White House) US President Donald Trump highlighted an array of tech-related initiatives during Tuesday’s address to a joint session of Congress, including bipartisan congressional efforts to curb sexual deepfakes and Elon Musk’s dramatic attempts to trim the federal workforce. But some of […]
“10 Years of the U.S. Digital Service: Transforming Government for the Digital Age | OMB.” The White House, 13 Aug. 2024, https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/briefing-room/2024/08/13/10-years-of-the-u-s-digital-service-transforming-government-for-the-digital-age/. “Agency Information Collection Activity: United States Digital Service (USDS), Office of Management and Budget Collection of Formative Research on Agency Service Delivery.” Federal Register, 1 Dec. 2021, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/01/2021-26081/agency-information-collection-activity-united-states-digital-service-usds-office-of-management-and. “Alleged Spikes in Medical Conditions […]
On the last Friday of September 2023, Elon Musk dropped in about an hour late to a dinner party at the Silicon Valley mansion of the technology investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Mr. Musk’s visit was meant to be discreet. Still skittish about getting involved publicly in politics, he told the guests he had to be careful […]
