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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…
Days after billionaire Elon Musk sent an email to federal employees asking them to list the tasks they performed over the weekend, a woman compared the situation to “living in North Korea.” In a video, the woman, a federal employee, expressed concerns, saying, “The feeling of…
Washington: Elon Musk, the billionaire appointed by President Donald Trump to slash the size of the US government, suggested Thursday that members of the US Congress should get salary increases as a way to discourage corruption. Although the tech billionaire is officially only an advisor, Trump…
The few dozen demonstrators strode through the US Senate halls, taking their angry message door to door — part of growing grassroots protests against sweeping cuts to the government workforce led by billionaire Elon Musk. Trailed by security personnel warning them not to block the busy…
Billionaire Elon Musk attended US President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, amid widespread criticism of his sweeping government cuts. Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to cut costs by downsizing the federal government and slashing…
On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful US government spending, even waving a chainsaw on stage at a conference. In court, it’s a different story. During a hearing on Monday in a…
Washington, DC: The Trump administration has finally identified the administrator of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has been pushing agencies to fire employees, cancel contracts and make other budget cuts. The White House on Tuesday afternoon said Amy Gleason, a former US Digital…
Washington, United States: Elon Musk said US federal workers had “another chance” to justify their work or lose their jobs, as the original deadline passed Tuesday with staff at multiple federal agencies told to disregard his request. Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s…
President Donald Trump defended the efforts of billionaire adviser Elon Musk to force federal workers to justify their roles and productivity or be fired, casting it as a legitimate bid to root out fraud and waste in the US government. “I thought it was great, because…
San Francisco, US: Elon Musk took a swipe on Saturday (local time) at Parag Agrawal, former X chief executive officer (CEO), who was sacked in 2022 after the Tech billionaire took over the platform. This came as Musk, who has been roped in by US President…