Tag: Department of Government Efficiency

US Federal Workers Get 2nd Mail On Justifying Jobs

A second email asking US federal workers to justify their jobs was sent late Friday, as part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to slash spending. It came a week after Elon Musk, the billionaire appointed by Trump to downsize the government, engineered a first mass emailing…

Elon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access To US Tax System: Report

Washington: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked alarm by seeking access to a system with the US tax office that has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported. Spearheaded by Musk, the world’s richest man, US President Donald Trump has…

Amid ‘Deep State’ Allegations, US Slashes Funding In Bangladesh

Washington DC: In its bid to save US taxpayers’ money, the Donald Trump administration’s cost-cutting team–Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)– has cancelled a slew of overseas projects, including one in Bangladesh that raised several eyebrows. The billionaire Elon Musk-led department said it is cancelling $29 million…

Elon Musk’s DOGE Barred From Treasury, Access To Health Allowed

A federal judge extended a block on Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team from accessing payment systems at the US Treasury Department on Friday, while another judge allowed the billionaire’s DOGE staffers to access records at health, labor and consumer financial protection agencies. Musk’s so-called Department of…

What Is Elon Musk’s DOGE And Why It Has Americans Worried?

Washington DC: A US judge early on Saturday temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records from the Treasury Department containing sensitive personal data of millions of Americans, including their social security and bank account numbers. US district judge Paul A. Engelmayer…