DOGE

DOGE stands for “Department of Government Efficiency.” Like the Holy Roman Empire, it is neither a Department, nor about Government, nor Efficient. It sets a cancerous precedent for the separation of powers. Naturally, the Democrats have failed to oppose it in any meaningful way.

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DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules The Verge Colleen McMahon, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, Emma Roth, Incompetent, Justin Fox, News and Analysis (Mainstream), The Verge, ChatGPT DOGE
CDC’s Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid Off One Year Ago amid Record Outbreaks: Report People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cruise ships, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Hantavirus, mass firings, Natalia Senanayake, News and Analysis (Mainstream), People, Vessel Sanitation Program DOGE
DOGE's Big Balls: The Elon Musk Mindset Is Truth-Maxxing, Hardcore Pursuit Of The Truth RealClearPolitics Authoritarian Followers, billionaires, DOGE, Edward Coristine*, Elon Musk, Ian Schwartz, Nick Shirley, RealClearPolitics, Transcript, truth DOGE
A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform Wired DOGE, DOGE Metastasis, General Services Administration, Greg Hogan, Gregory Barbaccia, national ID, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, surveillance, Technology Transformation Services, Thomas Shedd, Vittoria Elliott, Wired, Login.gov, Comma.ai, Tesla DOGE
GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ Federal News Network access, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Center for Democracy and Technology, Data Exfiltration, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Federal News Network, Government Accountability Office, John Davisson, National Labor Relations Board, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Quinn Anex-Ries, Justin Doubleday DOGE
The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families ProPublica DOGE, Incompetent, News and Analysis (Mainstream), ProPublica, Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Income, Eli Hager DOGE
Department Of Government Efficiency: National Labor Relations Board Detailees Did Not Access IT Systems Between April 16 and July 25, 2025 Government Accountability Office (Venue) access, DOGE, Government Accountability Office (Venue), Meretricious, National Labor Relations Board, Press Release DOGE
After DOGE-era cuts, GSA resumes hiring, scrutinizes in-office attendance for employees Federal News Network Acquisition Talent Development, DOGE, Donna Dix, Federal News Network, General Services Administration, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Public Buildings Service, Sabotage, Jory Heckman DOGE
Term-limited Trump mortgages GOP's future Axios Axios, chainsaw, DOGE, electoral politics, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pushback (Successful), State of Virginia, Zachary Basu DOGE
Moral Budgets, Human Decency Digby's Hullabaloo Agency for International Development, Digby's Hullabaloo, DOGE, electoral politics, Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nicholas Enrich, Tom Sullivan DOGE
DOGE broke something at the VA. Massachusetts veterans are paying the price. Boston Globe Boston Globe, Chris Serres, DOGE, five accomplishments, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, William Cutler, Yoohyun Jung DOGE
DOGE duo ducked security rules during Treasury stint, GAO finds FedScoop access, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, FedScoop, Government Accountability Office, News and Analysis (Mainstream), read access, read and write access, Matt Bracken DOGE
OPM is floating hundreds of Tech Force candidates to agencies FedScoop 18F, Authoritarian Followers, cert, DOGE, FedScoop, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Sam Corcos, Scott Kupor, shared certs, United States Digital Service, United States DOGE Service, Madison Alder DOGE
Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now Wired Adam Ramada, Afghanistan, Agency for International Development, Amanda Scales, Antonio Gracias, Aram Moghaddassi, Arsenal Pulse, artificial intelligence, Ashley Boizelle, Brooks Morgan, crypto, Dario Amodei, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of State, DOGE, DOGE Metastasis, Edward Coristine*, Elon Musk, Emil Michael, Ethan Shaotran, Federal Communications Commission, Gavin Kliger*, Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Hadrian, Javier Milei, Jeremy Lewin, John Deere, Justin Fox, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, McLaurine Pinover*, Nate Cavanaugh, National Design Studio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nick Shirley, Office of Personnel Management, Peter Thiel, SkySafe, Social Security Administration, Social Security number, Tarak Mackecha, Tech Force, technology investment, Terminus Industrials, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Vittoria Elliott, Wired, Yemen, Amazon, Anthropic, Master Death File, Founders Fund, Podium Education, Special, Tesla, The Boring Company, Valor Equity Partners DOGE
Tax enforcement weakened after Trump job cuts, IRS data shows Reuters DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, Jacob Bogage, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Reuters, Sabotage, Taxpayer Advocate ​Service, Freedom of Information Act DOGE
IRS chief tells receptive Republicans, doubting Democrats that tech spurred ‘most successful filing season’ ever FedScoop Catherine Cortez Masto, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, FedScoop, Frank Bisignano, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sheldon Whitehouse, Social Security Administration, Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, thumb drive, Matt Bracken DOGE
US DOGE Service is alive and growing, organization official says FedScoop Amy Gleason, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chase Ausley, DOGE, DOGE Metastasis, FedScoop, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, patient health records, Tech Force, United States DOGE Service, Madison Alder DOGE
DOGE Demanded 'Barney' PowerPoint To Explain TB, Guess That Was Still Too Hard To Follow Wonkette Adam Korzeniewski, Agency for International Development, Barney, DOGE, Incompetent, Joel Borkert, Ken Jackson, Marcie Jones, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nicholas Enrich, whistleblower, Wonkette DOGE
A deserved defeat on NIH funding cuts Washington Post DOGE, Elon Musk, indirect costs, National Institutes of Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), overhead, research, Sabotage, Washington Post, Editorial Board DOGE
DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone The Intercept ambassadors, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, DOGE, foreign service officers, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nick Turse, Reduction in Force, Sabotage, The Intercept DOGE
DOGE Made Drastic Cuts to a Global Vaccine Assistance Program. Now There’s a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh Futurism Agency for International Development, Bangladesh, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Futurism, Joe Wilkins, measles, News and Analysis (Mainstream), vaccination DOGE
Trump is still trying to DOGE the NIH. Republicans are tired. Politico budget, Department of State, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, grants, Jay Bhattacharya, Katie Britt, Kelly Hooper, National Institutes of Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Politico, Russell Vought*, Susan Collins DOGE
Social Security database added to Treasury’s fraud-checking system FedScoop Data Exfiltration, Department of the Treasury, Do Not Pay, DOGE, FedScoop, Government Accountability Office, Justin Marsico, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, waste, fraud, and abuse, Master Death File, NUMIDENT, Matt Bracken DOGE
What DOGE Could Have Done Eating Policy DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Eating Policy, Jennifer Pahlka, News and Analysis (Mainstream), reinventing government, State of Louisiana DOGE
Surprise new element in DOGE’s Medicaid experiment: Taxpayers vs. health care fraud Federal News Network crowdsourcing, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Department of Justice, DOGE, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal News Network, Financial Crimes Network, Interview, John Barry, Medicaid, Panopticon, Terry Gerton, waste, fraud, and abuse DOGE
Elon Musk’s DOGE stole your Social Security data The Hill Charles Borges, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Leland Dudek*, Michelle King, Nancy Altman, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Social Security Works, The Hill DOGE
DOGE attacks on Social Security have left millions in the lurch Truthout American Association of People With Disabilities, Binghamton University, case management, disabilities, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Marianne Dhenin, Matthew Borus, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security, Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Truthout DOGE
Trump’s Foreign Aid Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors New York Times Chemonics, Department of State, Division of Global Health Equity, DOGE, FHI 360, Global Solutions Ventures, Jhpiego, KJ Seung, Mass General Brigham, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Stephanie Nolen DOGE
A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees Wired Andrea Conway, C3.ai, DOGE, General Services Administration, Incompetent, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Public Buildings Service, Stephen Ehikian, Wired, X (Firm), Leah Feiger, Zoë Schiffer DOGE
Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now Wired DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Edward Coristine*, Joe Gebbia, Kanye West, Nate Brown, National Design Studio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nick Shirley, Office of Personnel Management, Vittoria Elliott, waste, fraud, and abuse, Wired, Airbnb, Neuralink, Makena Kelly DOGE
DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator ProPublica Adam Blake, Allison Macfarlane, Ankur Bansal, DOGE, Idaho National Laboratory, independent regulator, Marc Andreessen, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Palmer Luckey, Peter Thiel, ProPublica, Sabotage, Seth Cohen, Shyam Sankar, Valar Atomics, Avi Asher-Schapiro DOGE
Whoopsie Doodle Eschaton Atrios, Data Exfiltration, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, Eschaton, News and Analysis (Other), thumb drive DOGE
FDA’s Makary touts ‘healing’ following DOGE cuts The Hill DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Food and Drug Administration, Joseph Choi, Marty Makary, mass firings, Nathaniel Weixel, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Reduction in Force, The Hill DOGE
Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE TechDirt censorship, Corrupt, DOGE, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg, Mike Masnick, News and Analysis (Mainstream), TechDirt, Meta, OpenAI DOGE
Trump administration says home care fraud is ‘rampant.’ What do the data show? Stat News artificial intelligence, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DOGE, HCBS, home and community-based services, home care, Joanna Glum:, Medicaid, Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), O. Rose Broderick, Stat News, State of Minnesota, Victor Hunt, waste, fraud, and abuse, Zingage DOGE
Judge Rejects Government’s Weak Attempt To Memory-Hole DOGE Deposition Videos TechDirt Colleen McMahon, death threats, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, doxxing, Justin Fox, Mike Masnick, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pushback (Successful), reputational harm, TechDirt, videos, ChatGPT DOGE
Lawsuit seeks release of SSA records on DOGE’s voter data agreement FedScoop Democracy Forward, Department of Justice, DOGE, FedScoop, Lawbreaking, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Special Counsel, Personally Identifiable Information, Social Security Administration, The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, True the Vote, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Freedom of Information Act, Matt Bracken DOGE
Judge refuses to drop lawsuit over Musk role as Trump adviser The Hill DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Tanya Chutkan, The Hill, Miranda Nazzaro DOGE
Judge Allows DOGE Deposition Videos Back Online 404 Media 404 Media, American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Colleen McMahon, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, Justin Fox, Miscreants, Modern Language Association, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, News and Analysis (Mainstream), ChatGPT, Joseph Cox DOGE
As the Trump-Vance Administration Threatens to Undermine Free and Fair Elections, Democracy Forward Sues to Force Release of Public Records Regarding Feared Unauthorized Sharing of Americans’ Data with Election-Denying Organization Democracy Forward (Venue) Data Exfiltration, Democracy Forward (Venue), Department of Justice, DOGE, Office of Special Counsel, Personally Identifiable Information, Press Release, Social Security Administration, The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, True the Vote, Voter Data Agreement, Cloudflare DOGE
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Halt DOGE Inquiry Bloomberg Bloomberg, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Department of Justice, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Zoe Tillman DOGE
Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to block probe into Musk-linked DOGE Bloomberg Amy Gleason, Bloomberg, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Supreme Court of the United States DOGE
State of New Mexico, et al. v. Elon Musk, et al.; Japanese American Citizens League, et al. v. Elon Musk, et al. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Venue) 5 U.S.C. § 3161, Al Bahlul v. United States, Amy Gleason, Appointments Clause, DOGE, Edmond v. United States, Elon Musk, Extra-Constitutional, Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Freytag v. Comm’r, grants, Inc., mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NLRB v. SW Gen., Inc., Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, officer of the United States, The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Venue), ultra vires, United States v. Arthrex, West Virginia v. EPA, Administrative Procedure Act DOGE
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION vs. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Venue) Antonio Gracias, artificial intelligence, Catherine Engelbrecht, Citizen Election Research Center, Cleta Mitchell, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, EagleAI Network, Election Integrity Network, GChat, Gregg Phillips, James Bopp, Jon Koval, Julie Adams, Kathy Harms, Kerri Toloczko, Michigan Election Integrity Network, Microsoft Teams, Ned Jones, News and Analysis (Mainstream), North Carolina Election Integrity Team, Only Citizens Vote Coalition, Patrice Johnson, Payton Rehling, Sara Vieira, Sharon Bemis, Slack, Social Security Administration, The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Venue), True the Vote, Virginia Institute for Public Policy, Voter Data Agreement, We the People USA Alliance, Cloudflare, Signal, Freedom of Information Act, WhatsApp DOGE
DOGE Operative Behind Nuclear Safety Rollbacks Sat on Industry-Backed VC Board Sludge Aalo Atomics, Adam Blake, Antonio Gracias, Chris Wright, Corrupt, DOGE, Elon Musk, flexian, KCRise Fund, Kimbal Musk, Matt Loszak, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Peter Castagno, Seth Cohen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sludge, venture capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Freedom of Information Act, Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners DOGE
‘Now We Know Why Trump Fired the Inspector General at Social Security,’ Says Watchdog Group Common Dreams Brad Reed, case workers, Common Dreams, DOGE, inspector general, Jesse Lee, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security Administration, wait times DOGE
Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management The Conversation DOGE, grants, Nara Parameswaran, National Institutes of Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, The Conversation DOGE
Senate DOGE leader moves to force ‘receipt’ for every tax dollar after Minnesota fraud scandal FOX DOGE, FOX, J.D. Vance, Joni Ernst, Karoline Leavitt, Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Open The Books., Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, waste, fraud, and abuse, White Coat Waste, Charles Creitz DOGE
Widows are waiting months for the benefits meant to help them after loss The 19th* Chabeli Carrazana, DOGE, Jessica LaPointe, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security, Social Security Administration, survivor benefits, The 19th*, widows, Workload Support Unit, American Federation of Government Employees DOGE
DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste. TechDirt Corrupt, DOGE, Mike Masnick, News and Analysis (Mainstream), TechDirt DOGE