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The Federal Government is Too Small
When Donald Trump was born, the federal government workforce made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers (Figure 1). Today, ...
California’s tech history has lessons for Elon Musk’s federal government overhaul
One of the ways Elon Musk said he is trying to make the federal government more efficient is by pushing new technologies, ...
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of spend in FY24,” read an X post from the cost-cutting initiative’s ...
Federal retirements really are sorted by hand in an old mine. Elon Musk knocked the system.
Hundreds of federal workers process thousands of retirement applications every month, by hand in a converted former mine.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
The audit will also review the past two years of the system’s transactions as it relates to Musk’s assertion of “alleged ...
Elon Musk describes limestone mine used for processing federal workers' retirement papers: ‘Like a time warp’
Elon Musk took aim at a limestone mine in Pennsylvania, where they said federal employee retirements are processed using an ...
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Musk pushes for access to IRS system
Federal officials and the newly formed DOGE are sparring as the Trump administration continues trying to reshape the federal government.
Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government
Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information ...
What DOGE Is Doing Across the Federal Government
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has people across the federal government, disrupting services, accessing data, and cutting staff.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk team access to federal government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General is auditing security of the federal government's payment system amid ...