USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency

USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gutted the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), taking a team ...
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NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’

NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
A number of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US federal agency that monitors and ...
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Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures

Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures
Following a White House edict effectively banning federal employees from disclosing their personal pronouns in email signatures, sources within multiple ...
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to ...
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Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros

Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros
The email is reminiscent of one that Musk sent early in his Twitter days, demanding that employees email a one-page ...
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Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety

Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
Environmental advocates warned that the order could have immediate and dire consequences for Americans if it takes effect. “From the ...
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DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside

DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
Under the executive order, DOGE teams, which “will typically include one DOGE Team Lead, one engineer, one human resources specialist, ...
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The FTC Suing John Deere Is a Tipping Point for Right-to-Repair

The FTC Suing John Deere Is a Tipping Point for Right-to-Repair
Today, the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against farming equipment manufacturer Deere & Company—makers of the iconic green ...
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The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event

The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event
The Biden administration’s solicitor general, Elizabeth B. Prelogar, argued that Congress had every right to enact a ban, saying that ...
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RFK Jr. Wants to Reshape US Health Policy. Good Luck With That

RFK Jr. Wants to Reshape US Health Policy. Good Luck With That
Kennedy’s previous makes him an unlikely candidate for agriculture secretary, in accordance with Daniel Glickman, who served within the position ...
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