DOGE Wasted Tens of Billions While Chainsawing the Government in the Name of 'Efficiency': Senate Report

A new report found that in just six months, Elon Musk's cost-cutting agency wasted more than $21 billion. Other estimates have found that the cuts will cost more than they save in the long run. more

Why VA mental health workers feel Elon Musk's emails are psychological warfare

Elon Musk has called his "What did you do last week?" emails to the entire federal workforce "pulse check" reviews.

"Do you have a pulse and two neurons?" he said to laughter at a White House Cabinet meeting last week.

Some mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration do not find it funny. They liken the email campaign to psychological warfare: a blitz attack, with each email hitting like a flash-bang grenade aimed at discombobulating the federal workforce.

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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 jobs from VA

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins answers questions during his Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee nomination hearing on Jan. 21, 2025.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to cut 80,000 jobs as part of an “aggressive” reorganization of the agency this summer, according to The Associated Press, which cited an internal memo it obtained.....MORE

DOGE purge exposed as Musk coup

Unions sue Trump administration over USAID shutdown

Unions representing government employees sued the Trump administration Thursday evening to block efforts to shut down the government’s independent foreign assistance agency. 

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) launched a full-scale assault on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) over the weekend, shutting staff out of internal systems and placing thousands on administrative leave.

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