DOGE is making major changes to the federal government. Is it legal?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DOGE is making major changes to the federal government. Is it legal?

NPR  

DOGE is making major changes to the federal government. toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP An office empowered by President Trump to make major changes to the federal government is already moving quickly, but critics have questioned the legality of some of its actions. Trump's order also moves the entity from the Office of Management and Budget to the Executive Office of the President, and directs it to modernize technology and software across the federal government. DOGE was the subject of a lawsuit filed on the day it was created by a group of organizations questioning the legality of the new entity, including the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, the State Democracy Defenders Fund and the American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing around 800,000 government workers. According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Musk is what's known as a "special government employee," a temporary appointment that allows him to work for 130 days per year.

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DOGE: Anti-government agency
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

DOGE: Anti-government agency

The Hindu  

Smaller government and spending cuts have been core Republican objectives at least since the advent of Reaganomics in the 1980s. His Executive Order dated January 20 stated that its purpose was to “implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernising Federal technology and software to maximise governmental efficiency and productivity”. But Mr. Trump created a U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organisation and …

Trump empowers his Cabinet to take 'scalpel' to their agencies and makes major admission about Elon Musk
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump empowers his Cabinet to take 'scalpel' to their agencies and makes major admission about Elon Musk

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump told his Cabinet members at an impromptu meeting on Thursday that they are the ones with the power to fire their employees. The president abruptly assembled his Cabinet on Thursday amid rising scrutiny over how much power Musk wields over the U.S. government. President Donald trump abruptly assembled his Cabinet on Thursday to inform his secretaries that they …

Is Donald Trump keeping his promises on immigration, tariffs and DOGE?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Is Donald Trump keeping his promises on immigration, tariffs and DOGE?

Al Jazeera  

Trump signed over 70 orders in six weeks, but his plans on immigration, tariffs, and more face hurdles. They’re fired.” Where it stands: Trump signed a January 20 executive order terminating all federal mandates, policies and programmes that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, setting off a court battle. Multiple judges issued preliminary injunctions in February blocking the implementation of Trump’s …

Doge emerged from Musk's musings at a 2023 dinner party, says report. Now, he controls US bureaucracy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Doge emerged from Musk's musings at a 2023 dinner party, says report. Now, he controls US bureaucracy

Firstpost  

The idea of the Department of Government Efficiency was introduced by Elon Musk during casual meeting at a dinner party, transforming it into a sweeping bureaucratic overhaul with massive layoffs. AP The idea of the Department of Government Efficiency was introduced by Elon Musk during casual musing at a dinner party in 2023 in California’s Silicon Valley. At the dinner …

As Musk and Trump gut government, ax-cutting agency gets cash infusion
1 month ago

As Musk and Trump gut government, ax-cutting agency gets cash infusion

Raw Story  

by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Andy Kroll and Christopher Bing ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Billionaire investor Musk has called DOGE “maximally transparent.” President Donald Trump has said that some 100 people work for the group, but his administration has refused to make information about DOGE’s spending and operations public. In a recent hearing, U.S. District Judge John Bates characterized …

Musk’s DOGE to Lead Trump’s Purge of Federal Regulations
1 month, 1 week ago

Musk’s DOGE to Lead Trump’s Purge of Federal Regulations

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order undertaking a massive regulatory review in a bid to fulfill his campaign pledge of eliminating rules he says stifle businesses and innovation. The order will require all agencies to review all regulations to ensure they align with the administration’s policies and billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE effort, which seeks to slash federal …

US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce
1 month, 1 week ago

US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce

Al Jazeera  

Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against a 14-state effort to get a restraining order against DOGE efforts to access data and fire federal employees. A United States judge has handed a temporary win to President Donald Trump and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, ruling against a request for a temporary restraining order that would slow down their efforts to hollow …

Elon Musk and his DOGE operatives are now in charge of hiring at most federal agencies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk and his DOGE operatives are now in charge of hiring at most federal agencies

Salon  

With Elon Musk standing beside him in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday afternoon that puts each federal agency under the watchful eye of a DOGE "team lead," setting broad parameters for Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" to commence a "critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy." The order requires agencies to develop a plan …

The many legal questions surrounding Musk’s DOGE efforts
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The many legal questions surrounding Musk’s DOGE efforts

Live Mint  

Even before President Trump took office, legal observers were skeptical of his plans for an Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency to unilaterally shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy. Trump created DOGE through an executive order he signed the day he took office, establishing Musk’s outfit as a temporary government organization. His order said DOGE would help implement his …

Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here’s what that might mean
2 months ago

Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here’s what that might mean

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The new Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump ’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, has formally joined the government whose size it is supposed to help shrink. Here’s a look at what becoming part of the government might mean for DOGE: A vow to cut billions of dollars When he announced the creation of the …

Trump signs executive order to make Elon Musk's DOGE commission an official government service
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order to make Elon Musk's DOGE commission an official government service

India Today  

US President, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order aiming to formalise the Department of Government Efficiency, a commission led by billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk. The executive order renames the U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE service while retaining its acronym. Meanwhile, Public Citizen, the State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the American Federation of Government Employees claim that DOGE’s …

Elon Musk's DOGE will be sued minutes after Trump is sworn in: report
2 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's DOGE will be sued minutes after Trump is sworn in: report

Raw Story  

X owner Elon Musk will reportedly be hit with a lawsuit within minutes of Donald Trump getting sworn in as president on Monday. The Washington Post reports that public interest law form National Security Counselors has teed up a complaint alleging that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency violates a 1972 law requiring White House advisory committees to adhere to standards …

DOGE Can’t Do It All. Here’s What It Can Do.
3 months, 1 week ago

DOGE Can’t Do It All. Here’s What It Can Do.

Politico  

Here’s the thing: those are completely different objectives that can be in conflict. “We’re looking to save maybe $2 trillion, and it’ll have no impact — actually it’ll make life better — but it’ll have no impact on people,” he told reporters about DOGE on Monday. “We will never cut Social Security.” For now, the DOGE project is broad — …

Trump Says He Will Appoint Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy To A ‘DOGE’ Department
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Says He Will Appoint Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy To A ‘DOGE’ Department

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will appoint billionaire Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to a new government entity nicknamed “DOGE.” “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies - Essential to the ‘Save …

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