All The Source Citations

Date	Articles
2024-12-06	2024-12-06 Musk Cost-Cutting Effort Is Being Guided by Health Entrepreneur, New York Times DOGE Steve Davis, Brad Smith The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition, New York Times DOGE Baris Akis, Marc Andreessen, Jared Birchall, Steve Davis, Michael Kratsios, Scott Kupor, Shaun Maguire, Elon Musk
2025-01-12	2025-01-12 Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs, New York Times DOGE Baris Akis, Marc Andreessen, James Burnham, Steve Davis, Vinay Hiremath, Matt Luby, Shaun Maguire, Rachel Riley, Brad Smith, Joanna Wischer
2025-01-16	2025-01-16 MAGA enlists conservative nonprofit groups for DOGE research, Washington Examiner DOGE Marc Andreessen, Shaun Maguire
2025-01-20	2025-01-20 GSA’s new leadership mostly comes from tech, finance sectors, Federal News Network GSA Thomas Shedd Order on Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Appointments, GovInfo OPM Charles Ezell Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State, New York Times State Marco Rubio
2025-01-24	2025-01-24 Trump administration confuses government workers with email test message, CBS News OPM GSA announces new FAS, TTS leadership, NextGov GSA Stephen Ehikian, Josh Gruenbaum
2025-01-27	2025-01-27 Jane Does 1-12 v. OPM, doc 1, Court Document OPM Amanda Scales Gregory Barbaccia named federal CIO, NextGov OMB Greg Barbaccia
2025-01-28	2025-01-28 Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management, Wired Magazine OPM, GSA Riccardo Biasini, Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Noah Peters, Amanda Scales, Joanna Wischer
2025-01-29	2025-01-29 Elon Musk affiliate in FBI director's office sparks fear of partisan interference, NBC News FBI Justin Monroe The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring, National Public Radio Smithsonian
2025-01-30	2025-01-30 Musk visits and asserts growing influence at GSA, NextGov GSA, DOGE Steve Davis, Stephen Ehikian, Luke Farritor, Nicole Hollander, Elon Musk, Thomas Shedd
2025-01-31	2025-01-31 Exclusive: Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems, Reuters OPM Riccardo Biasini, Charles Ezell, Amanda Scales Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency, Wired Magazine GSA Nicole Hollander, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Ethan Shaotran, Steve Davis, Thomas Shedd
2025-02-01	2025-02-01 Musk’s DOGE Brings in HR Consultant Focused on ‘Non-Woke’ DEI 'Aligned With Our Faith’, 404 Media DOGE Stephanie Holmes Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency, National Public Radio CFPB DOGE Staff Had Questions About the ‘Resign’ Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them, Wired Magazine DOGE, OPM Stephanie Holmes US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time, Wired Magazine USAID
2025-02-02	2025-02-02 USAID website goes dark, staff emails deactivated amid DOGE takeover, source says, FedScoop USAID USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems, NBC News USAID
2025-02-03	2025-02-03 Senior staff at the Office of Personnel Management told to prepare for eventual cuts to 70% of their workforce, CNN OPM Brian Bjelde Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees, Muskwatch OPM Charles Ezell, Greg Hogan Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID, NBC News USAID Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work, National Public Radio CFPB Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), US Department of State USAID Marco Rubio Trump preps order to dismantle Education Department as DOGE probes data, The Washington Post Education Tweet by Laura Barrón-López, X.com SBA Edward Coristine, Donald Park
2025-02-04	2025-02-04 Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration, The Associated Press GSA Nicole Hollander Scoop: Trump nominates Neil Jacobs to head NOAA, Axios NOAA Nikhil Rajpal DOGE aide pops up in EPA staff directory, E&E News EPA Cole Killian Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE, The Atlantic DOGE Baris Akis, Elon Musk DOGE under Musk unites Trumpworld vets with tech industry giants, Yahoo DOGE Baris Akis, Marc Andreessen, James Burnham, Steve Davis, Shaun Maguire, Katie Miller, Rachel Riley, Brad Smith, Joanna Wischer
2025-02-05	2025-02-05 Privacy Impact Assessment for Government-Wide Email System (GWES), FedScoop OPM CMS Statement on Collaboration with DOGE, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services CMS DOGE enters NOAA, accesses IT systems and removes the top HR official, GovExec Commerce Elon Musk Aide Is Now Working at VA and Accessing Its Computer Systems, Military News VA Justin Fulcher Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says, USA Today OPM Elon Musk Says His Efficiency Team Will Tackle F.A.A. Technology, New York Times FAA Elon Musk’s Doge staffers face protest over labor department visit, The Guardian DOL DOGE targets U.S. health agencies, gains access to payment systems, The Washington Post CDC This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wired Magazine NOAA Nikhil Rajpal DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud, The Wall Street Journal CMS
2025-02-06	2025-02-06 DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say, The Associated Press USAID Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, doc 12-1, Court Document Treasury AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 16-1, Court Document DOL Adam Ramada Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel, CNN DOE Luke Farritor Rubio named acting director of another US government agency: report, FOX News NARA Marco Rubio USAID to be reduced to about 290 foreign service officers and civil servants, NBC News USAID Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface, National Public Radio Treasury, USAID Gavin Kliger, Marko Elez Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show, New York Times Treasury Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief, Politico OMB Russell Vought Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts, The Washington Post Education
2025-02-07	2025-02-07 Musk’s DOGE Descends on CFPB With Eyes on Shutting It Down, Bloomberg Law CFPB Elon Musk EPA’s environmental justice office in tatters, E&E News EPA Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government records, CBS News NARA Marco Rubio Detailing agreement from OPM to IRS for Gavin Kliger, Document Cloud IRS Gavin Kliger How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid, NBC News USAID The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks, Pro Publica DOGE Keenan Kmiec Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to sensitive FEMA disaster data, The Washington Post FEMA Edward Coristine Tweet by DOGE, X.com USAID
2025-02-08	2025-02-08 OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account, CNN CFPB Russell Vought Inside DOGE's takeover of the Education Department, NBC News Education Akash Bobba, Ethan Shaotran The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army, Wired Magazine DOGE Luke Farritor, Anthony Jancso
2025-02-09	2025-02-09 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adds Error Message To Home Page, Forbes Magazine CFPB Gavin Kliger DOGE Account Calls Attention to Removing LGBTQ+ Page on DHS Website, Newsweek DHS Tweet by Elon Musk, X.com SSA Elon Musk
2025-02-10	2025-02-10 Third DOGE official crops up at Energy Department, E&E News DOE Luke Farritor, Adam Ramada Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts, National Public Radio 19-year-old Musk surrogate takes on roles at State Department and DHS, The Washington Post State, DHS, USAID Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor
2025-02-11	2025-02-11 USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, CNN USAID Education Dept. will shield federal student aid data from Musk's DOGE – for now, USA Today Education Treasury revoked editing access ‘mistakenly’ given to DOGE staffer, The Washington Post Treasury Marko Elez
2025-02-12	2025-02-12 AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 29-8, Court Document DOL, DOGE Elon Musk DOGE Staffer Is Trying to Reroute FEMA Funds, Dropsite News FEMA Kyle Schutt DOGE lands at EPA, E&E News EPA Erica Jehling, Kathryn Armstrong Loving, Cole Killian A Mad Scramble Inside The Pentagon Ahead Of DOGE's Arrival, Forbes Magazine DOD GSA to cut at least 100 employees, feds inside the agency say, NextGov GSA ‘Anxiety provoking’: Government workers describe their DOGE interviews, Politico GSA Tweet by Sam Curry, X.com DOGE Kyle Schutt
2025-02-13	2025-02-13 Letter from NASA Administator to Rep. Lofgren, Democrats on the House Committee for Science, Space and Technology NASA DOGE ‘touch-base’ sessions with GSA staff preceded probationary terminations, source says, FedScoop GSA Thomas Shedd DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees, NBC News DOL Sam Beyda, Derek Geissler, Cole Killian, Adam Ramada, Jordan Wick Musk Staff Propose Bigger Role for A.I. in Education Department, New York Times Education Alexandra Beynon, Brooks Morgan, Adam Ramada Tweet by DOGE, X.com DOGE
2025-02-14	2025-02-14 Key Musk DOGE adviser meets with leaders of Medicare agency, ABC News CMS Rachel Riley Former McKinsey business analyst hired to Musk’s DOGE ‘nerd army’, Consulting.us DOGE Kendall Lindemann EPA fires ‘probationary’ employees, E&E News EPA Musk’s Top DOGE Staffer at VA Worked Quietly Before Its Layoffs, Mint VA Justin Fulcher Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel, The Verge CFPB Secretary Rollins Delivers Opening Remarks at USDA Headquarters, US Department of Agriculture USDA
2025-02-16	2025-02-16 Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS, The Washington Post IRS Acting archivist, inspector general for National Archives forced out, The Washington Post NARA Marco Rubio
2025-02-17	2025-02-17 USAID official says 'changes' to system have delayed payments to some staffers, ABC News USAID State of New Mexico v. Musk, doc 24, Court Document DOGE American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, doc 27-3, Court Document Treasury Marko Elez American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, doc 27-5, Court Document Education, DOGE Adam Ramada 'Five alarm warning': Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry, Politico IRS
2025-02-18	2025-02-18 Senate Democrats want answers from VA secretary after DOGE data dive, FedScoop VA Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government ‘less dumb’, Techcrunch DOGE Christopher Stanley FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs, The Hill FDA Musk Ally Demands Admin Access to System That Lets Government Text the Public, 404 Media GSA Thomas Shedd CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired, Common Dreams OPM DOGE meets with Pentagon officials to plan cuts at the biggest U.S. department, CBS News DOD Patrick George, Jim Hickey Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data, National Public Radio IRS Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”, Pro Publica GSA Frank Schuler, Nate Cavanaugh FDA’s head of device safety among employees terminated in ‘challenging’ weekend, STAT News FDA Judge lets DOGE access Education Department's student databases while lawsuit plays out, USA Today Education Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say, The Washington Post DOD
2025-02-19	2025-02-19 NASA says 'DOGE has arrived' ahead of expected contract reviews, Spectrum News 13 NASA HHS IT Office recruits new Chief from Palantir, Orange Slices HHS Clark Minor Bessent Says DOGE Effort Has Save Estimated $50 Billion So Far, Bloomberg Treasury Ryan Wunderly Doge Has 'God Mode' Access to Government Data, The Atlantic CDC, GSA, NASA Thomas Shedd DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency, Wired Magazine CISA, DHS Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt
2025-02-20	2025-02-20 Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut the 'BS', FOX News DOD Patrick George, Jim Hickey, Mike Slagh, Yinon Weiss How DOGE's Sketchy 'Wall Of Receipts' Set Off Panic Inside A Federal Agency, The Huffington Post NLRB Treasury, White House agree to limits on DOGE’s access to IRS data, Politico Treasury, IRS Marko Elez, Ryan Wunderly The curious case of Leland Dudek, The Handbasket SSA Leland Dudek, Marko Elez, Cole Killian, Nikhil Rajpal, Ethan Shaotran Treasury agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS, The Washington Post IRS Gavin Kliger The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings, Wired Magazine NIST
2025-02-21	2025-02-21 Bluesky post by Chris Geidner, Law Dork SSA Mark Steffensen I.R.S. Bars Musk Ally From Seeing Personal Information, New York Times IRS Tweet by Brooke Rollins, X.com USDA Gavin Kliger
2025-02-22	2025-02-22 What Just Happened: Musk-OPM Send Email to Federal Employees Asking for Five Accomplishments, Just Security OPM
2025-02-24	2025-02-24 Judge blocks Department of Education, federal personnel office from sharing data with DOGE, NBC News Education Social Security Eliminates Wasteful Department, Social Security Administration SSA Scott Coulter, Leland Dudek DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System, Wired Magazine NIH Luke Farritor, Clark Minor, Rachel Riley, Jeremy Lewin
2025-02-25	2025-02-25 Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE, The Associated Press DOGE Who Is Running the U.S. DOGE Service?, Lawfare Media DOGE DOGE’s grab of personal data stokes privacy and security fears, The Washington Post IRS The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros, The Washington Post USAID Luke Farritor, Gavin Kliger DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers, Wired Magazine OPM Riccardo Biasini
2025-02-26	2025-02-26 US House Committee Blocks Probe Into DOGE Access to DHS, Bank Info Security DHS Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she?, National Public Radio DOGE Amy Gleason On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team, New York Times VA, Education DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence, Pro Publica HUD Michael Mirski DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator, Wired Magazine HUD Scott Langmack, Michael Mirski
2025-02-27	2025-02-27 NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 38-5, Court Document CFPB NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 38-6, Court Document CFPB Russell Vought The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE, New York Times DHS, USDA, Education, CBP, FEMA, ICE, TSA, USCIS Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, Luke Farritor, Gavin Kliger, Payton Rehling, Jordan Wick, Jennifer Balajadia, Kyle Schutt, Edward Coristine Judge orders Trump administration officials to give sworn testimony on DOGE, Politico DOGE Treasury Official Sends Memo on DOGE Detail to Crapo, Tax Notes Tweet by Joe Gebbia, X.com OPM Joe Gebbia
2025-02-28	2025-02-28 AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 45, Court Document OPM Bluesky post by Chris Geidner, Law Dork SSA Mark Steffensen
2025-03-01	2025-03-01 GSA eliminates 18F, NextGov GSA Thomas Shedd Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments, National Public Radio OPM DOGE seeks to use IRS tax records to check federal benefits, The Washington Post IRS Sam Corcos, Gavin Kliger
2025-03-03	2025-03-03 Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Democracy Forward OPM Jacob Altik, Anthony Armstrong, Riccardo Biasini, Brian Bjelde, Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Stephen Duarte, Charles Ezell, Christina Hanna, Greg Hogan, Stephanie Holmes, Gavin Kliger, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Justin Monroe, Noah Peters, Nikhil Rajpal, Austin Raynor, Amanda Scales, Joanna Wischer OPM quietly swapped out privacy assessment for governmentwide email system central to ongoing litigation, FedScoop OPM New: Trump-controlled NIH begins targeted purge of LGBTQ+ research., Inside Medicine NIH Joshua Hanley 'Choked out of its very existence': Judge fears Trump will dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau completely before she can stop him, Law and Crime CFPB EPA takes down its staff directory, E&E News EPA
2025-03-04	2025-03-04 'Publicly and falsely condemned': Fired FEMA official sues Trump admin for 'unlawful' termination and prompting smear campaign to make her look like a 'criminal', Law and Crime FEMA Project 2025: Elon Musk’s attack on the Department of Labor, Fulcrum News NLRB Anatomy of a federal purge: How health agencies fired, and then backtracked, on personnel cuts, Fierce Healthcare OPM A Top Pentagon DOGE Official Looks Like A Successful Founder. His Story Doesn’t Always Add Up., Forbes Magazine DOD Justin Fulcher Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries, Wired Magazine GSA Nate Cavanaugh, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Derek Geissler, Nicole Hollander, Kyle Schutt, Ethan Shaotran, Jeremy Lewin Tweet by DOGE, X.com DOI, DOGE Tweet by DOGE, X.com IAF
2025-03-05	2025-03-05 Here are the people connected to DOGE at Interior, E&E News DOI Stephanie Holmes, Katrine Trampe Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up, The Intercept DOGE Justin Aimonetti, Ashley Boizelle, Edward Coristine, Steve Davis, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley Trump Fired the Archivist of the United States, Washington Monthly NARA Marco Rubio How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA, Bloomberg FAA Brady Glantz, Thomas Kiernan, Ted Malaska, Sam Smeal A new DOGE staffer at the Department of Labor has helped run a fertility clinic and has pronatalist ties, Business Insider DOL Miles Collins, Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi
2025-03-06	2025-03-06 Bluesky post by Alejandra Caraballo, Bluesky DOGE Emily Bryant Case: Brehm v. Marocco, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse USADF Brehm v. Marocco, doc 7-2, Court Document USADF, USIP Nate Cavanaugh, Peter Marocco Brehm v. Marocco, doc 7-3, Court Document IAF, USADF Jacob Altik, Nate Cavanaugh, Ethan Shaotran, Trent Morse, Chris Young, Peter Marocco Former Wall Street rainmaker leads purge of US chips subsidies agency, The Financial Times Commerce Michael Grimes DOGE targets child support database full of income data, The Washington Post HHS DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately, The Washington Post SSA Leland Dudek
2025-03-07	2025-03-07 IRS Chief Vows Revenge After Being Ousted by Elon Musk’s DOGE, The New Republic IRS Inside DOGE's 'exceedingly odd' office, IKEA beds, dressers, play area and more, The Times of India GSA Inside Trump and DOGE’s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California’s water, CNN DOI Tyler Hassen, Bryton Shang Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 4", Document Cloud GSA, OPM, SSA Edward Coristine, Antonio Gracias Onboarding Documentation for Thomas Kraus, Document Cloud Treasury Tom Krause Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 2", Document Cloud OPM Riccardo Biasini Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 3", Document Cloud OPM Akash Bobba Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 6", Document Cloud OPM Nikhil Rajpal Onboarding documentation at OPM for Greg Hogan, Document Cloud OPM Greg Hogan Onboarding documentation at Treasury for Marko Elez, Document Cloud Treasury Marko Elez Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5", Document Cloud OPM Gavin Kliger We found a DOGE guy at NASA because his Google Calendar was public, Business Insider DOGE Conor Fennessy, Derek Geissler, Brooks Morgan, Riley Sennott Energy CIO departs after short tenure, NextGov DOE Ryan Riedel Statement from Lee Dudek, Acting Commissioner: Correcting Recent Decision Impacting People of Maine, Social Security Administration SSA Musk’s DOGE Goons in Tense Standoff Video Unmasked, The Daily Beast USADF Jacob Altik, Ethan Shaotran, Nate Cavanaugh DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk, Wired Magazine DOGE DOGE Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers, Wired Magazine GSA
2025-03-08	2025-03-08 HHS grants DOGE access to child support database, overriding objections, The Washington Post HHS
2025-03-09	2025-03-09 DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup, The Washington Post GSA
2025-03-10	2025-03-10 OPM inspector general will examine DOGE access to IT systems, FedScoop OPM CFPB raced against impending court order on 1,175 layoffs, Banking Dive CFPB How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad, The Economist CDC DOGE official appointed head of policy at Interior, E&E News DOI Tyler Hassen Musk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staff, NBC News DOGE Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’, Politico DOGE DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way, The Atlantic GSA Thomas Shedd
2025-03-11	2025-03-11 AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 51-1, Court Document DOGE Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says, The Washington Post DOJ Clayton Cromer
2025-03-12	2025-03-12 Detailing agreement from the GSA to USPS for Alexander Simonpour, Document Cloud USPS Alexander Simonpour Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities Leaves at Trump’s ‘Direction’, New York Times NEH Judge orders DOGE and Elon Musk to turn over documents, answer written questions, Politico DOGE
2025-03-13	2025-03-13 AG Pam Bondi forms internal team to work with DOGE on DOJ cost-cutting efforts: Sources, ABC News DOJ Letter to the editor: 46 former GSA executives say cuts to cause ‘irreversible damage’, Federal News Network GSA AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 53-1, Court Document SSA Akash Bobba, Scott Coulter, Marko Elez, Antonio Gracias, Cole Killian, Jon Koval, Aram Moghaddassi, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling, Ethan Shaotran AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 53-4, Court Document HHS Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor, Aram Moghaddassi, Rachel Riley IRS chief counsel is demoted and replaced with DOGE ally, CBS News IRS DHS taps Antoine McCord for top tech post, NextGov DHS Antoine McCord Energy appoints Twitter, Google and DOGE alum as new CIO, NextGov DOE, State Ross Graber These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration, Wired Magazine SSA Akash Bobba, Scott Coulter, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor, Antonio Gracias, Cole Killian, Jon Koval, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling, Ethan Shaotran Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’, Wired Magazine DOGE, HUD, Treasury Cole Killian, Nikhil Rajpal, Tom Krause Elon Musk Made Visit to U.S. Spy Agency, The Wall Street Journal NSA, DOGE Elon Musk
2025-03-14	2025-03-14 USPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workers, The Associated Press USPS Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, doc 48-1, Court Document Treasury Tom Krause A veteran Tesla engineering manager has joined DOGE, and he's set to attend a NASA layoffs meeting, Business Insider NASA Scott Coulter, Riley Sennott, Alexander Simonpour CREW v. DOGE, Document Cloud DOGE Amy Gleason
2025-03-15	2025-03-15 'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks, National Public Radio Global Media Trump has long hated this media outlet. Now he's ordering it dismantled., Politico Global Media
2025-03-16	2025-03-16 Trump guts government-funded media outlets, Axios Global Media Gavin Kliger
2025-03-17	2025-03-17 Lawyer linked to DOGE is defending OPM mass email system lawsuit, FedScoop OPM Jacob Altik
2025-03-18	2025-03-18 USIP v. Jackson, doc 1-2, Court Document USIP, OMB Jacob Altik, James Burnham, Nate Cavanaugh, Trent Morse USIP v. Jackson, doc 2-2, Court Document USIP J. Doe 4 v. Musk, doc 73, Court Document DOGE HHS Onboarding Docs, Document Cloud HHS Amy Gleason Appointment Affadavit for Jordan Wick at CFPB, Document Cloud CFPB Jordan Wick Appointment Affidavit: Brad Smith at HHS, Document Cloud HHS Brad Smith TTS director tapped to serve as Labor CIO, NextGov DOL Thomas Shedd DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover, The Washington Post USIP Jacob Altik, Nate Cavanaugh, Kenneth Jackson
2025-03-19	2025-03-19 Bluesky post by Anna Bower, Bluesky USIP Bluesky post by Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket USIP Musk’s DOGE Hires Griffin Staffer for National Security Work, Bloomberg Government DOGE Adam Hoffman CREW v. DOGE, doc 24-2, Court Document DOGE Amy Gleason J. Doe 4 v. Musk, doc 77-2, Court Document USAID Jeremy Lewin, Kenneth Jackson Two Officials Who Helped Dismantle U.S. Aid Agency Are Named as Its New Leaders, New York Times USAID Kenneth Jackson, Jeremy Lewin, Peter Marocco
2025-03-20	2025-03-20 Bluesky post by Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket USIP DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services, ArtNet News IMLS Keith Sonderling CREW v. DOGE, doc 25, Court Document DOGE American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 48, Court Document SSA Fannie Mae board member with DOGE ties leaves one day after being appointed, Housing Wire FHFA Christopher Stanley Keith E. Sonderling Sworn In as Acting Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS Keith Sonderling Elon Musk to visit Pentagon to discuss DOGE reforms and China, officials say, The Washington Post DOD Elon Musk ‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands, Wired Magazine GSA
2025-03-21	2025-03-21 Detailing agreement for Ethan Shaotran from GSA to USADF, Document Cloud USADF Ethan Shaotran Trump Shuts Down 3 Watchdog Agencies Overseeing Immigration Crackdown, New York Times DHS Kyle Schutt
2025-03-24	2025-03-24 American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, doc 69, Court Document Education, OPM, Treasury Charles Ezell, Greg Hogan, Amanda Scales, Tom Krause, Ryan Wunderly The Intercept Media v. DOGE, doc 1, Court Document DOGE The Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Department of Government Efficiency, doc 1, Court Document NEH Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox Social Security Whistleblower statement to Sen. Ron Wyden, The Senate Finance Committee SSA Frank Bisignano, Mark Steffensen ‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the Crown Jewel of American Science, New York Times NIH
2025-03-25	2025-03-25 Democratic senator grills Trump nominee over DOGE access to Social Security systems, The Hill SSA Frank Bisignano, Leland Dudek, Mike Russo Trump wants DOGE to look at voter rolls, Business Insider DOGE How to Cover DOGE When It’s Family, Columbia Journalism Review GSA Riley Sennott CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S., NBC News CDC SSA tech shop to be led by another DOGE associate, NextGov SSA Mike Russo
2025-03-26	2025-03-26 USAID’s information technology team is down to five members, FedScoop USAID Jeremy Lewin DOGE assembles a legal army, Politico DOGE, DOT Daniel Abrahamson, Justin Aimonetti, Jacob Altik, Ashley Boizelle, James Burnham, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley, Keenan Kmiec, Jeremy Lewin, Noah Peters, Austin Raynor
2025-03-27	2025-03-27 American Oversight v. DOGE, doc 13-2, Court Document DOGE CREW v. DOGE, doc 28, Court Document DOGE American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 62-1, Court Document SSA Akash Bobba, Leland Dudek, Cole Killian, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling Social Security's overpayments policy takes effect today. Experts say it could hurt seniors., CBS News SSA HHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again, Department of Health and Human Services HHS
2025-03-28	2025-03-28 Small Business Administration has a new CIO, FedScoop SBA NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87, Court Document CFPB Russell Vought, Jordan Wick, Jeremy Lewin, Chris Young RFK Jr. defends HHS job cuts, says ‘We’re not cutting scientists’, News Nation HHS USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees, National Public Radio USAID Jeremy Lewin US Securities and Exchange Commission beginning to bring on DOGE staff, email says, Reuters SEC DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse, Wired Magazine SSA Steve Davis
2025-03-29	2025-03-29 AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2, Court Document CMS, CFPB, CDC, HHS, DOL, NIH Luke Farritor, Conor Fennessy, Jeremy Lewin, Rachel Riley, Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, Jordan Wick, Nikhil Rajpal, Amy Gleason, Kyle Schutt, Gavin Kliger, Chris Young, Zach Terrell, Miles Collins AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-3, Court Document DOL Marko Elez AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-4, Court Document HHS Conor Fennessy, Jeremy Lewin Hegseth Orders Civilian Workforce Realignment in DOD, Reopens DRP, Department of Defense DOD DOGE’s Marko Elez is back on U.S. payroll, Politico DHS Kyle Schutt DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters, The Washington Post USIP
2025-03-30	2025-03-30 How DOGE Is Changing the Process for SBA Loans, Inc. SBA Changes are coming for your mail: Postal service faces challenges − digital and DOGE, USA Today USPS
2025-03-31	2025-03-31 Bluesky post by Marisa Kabas, Bluesky IMLS Nate Cavanaugh, Gavin Hamrick DOGE Has Decimated the Institute of Museum and Library Services, ArtNet News IMLS Nate Cavanaugh USIP v. Jackson, doc 14-1, Court Document USIP Nate Cavanaugh, Kenneth Jackson, Marco Rubio USIP v. Jackson, doc 15-3, Court Document USIP, GSA Nate Cavanaugh, Stephen Ehikian 'Chaos and Confusion' at the Crown Jewel of American Science, New York Times DOI Tyler Hassen Internal fallout at HHS delays 10,000 firings, Politico CMS, HHS Rachel Riley, Brad Smith Elon Musk visits the CIA to discuss DOGE cuts, The Washington Post CIA, DOGE Elon Musk
2025-04-01	2025-04-01 Bluesky post by Dave Levitan, Bluesky HUD Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership, National Public Radio HHS, FDA, CDC, NIH, CMS With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit, New York Times DOE, USDA Mass Layoffs Hit Health Agencies That Track Disease and Regulate Food, New York Times CDC, FDA, NIH Musk floats falsehoods about Social Security, immigrants as DOGE seeks changes, The Washington Post SSA Antonio Gracias
2025-04-02	2025-04-02 DOGE granted access to naturalization-related IT systems, memo shows, FedScoop USCIS Edward Coristine, Aram Moghaddassi, Payton Rehling, Kyle Schutt Letter to Commerce Sec. Lutnick, US Rep. April McClain-Delaney NIST Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center, New York Times Wilson Ctr. Justin Fox Exclusive: DOGE official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software, Reuters DOJ Christopher Stanley
2025-04-03	2025-04-03 OPM nominee tells DOGE-concerned Democrats he’ll protect workers’ data, FedScoop OPM Scott Kupor Head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command Is Ousted, New York Times NSA
2025-04-04	2025-04-04 State of Rhode Island v. Trump, doc 1-1, Court Document IMLS Nate Cavanaugh Judge blocks Trump’s takeover of Inter-American Foundation, The Hill IAF Scoop: DOGE staffers move into FTC office, Axios FTC Emily Bryant, Gavin Kliger Doge eyes cuts to Peace Corps with in-person visit and records access, The Guardian Peace Corps Bridget Youngs DOGE staffers are listed in the FCC directory, The Verge FCC Jacob Altik, Tarak Makecha, Jordan Wick Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin, The Washington Post SSA Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Wired Magazine VA Justin Fulcher, Jon Koval, Sahil Lavingia, Payton Rehling, Christopher Roussos, Cary Volpert
2025-04-05	2025-04-05 DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data, Wired Magazine IRS
2025-04-07	2025-04-07 American Federation of Teachers v. Scott Bessent, doc 17, Court Document Treasury, OPM, Education University of California Student Association v. Linda McMahon, Court Document Education Adam Ramada Centro de Trabadores Unidos v. Bessent, doc 30-1, Court Document Treasury, IRS, DHS, ICE Onboarding documents for Education "Employee 4", Document Cloud Education Brooks Morgan Detailing agreement from OPM to Education for "Employee 1", Document Cloud Education Akash Bobba Onboarding Materials for "Employee 2" at the Department of Education, Document Cloud Education Conor Fennessy Detailing agreement between SSA, Education and OPM for ED-1, Document Cloud SSA Akash Bobba Detailing agreement from GSA to Education for ED-3, Document Cloud Education Ethan Shaotran Directory of DOGE staff at the Department of Education, Document Cloud Education Alexandra Beynon, Edward Coristine, Jordan Wick Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff, The Washington Post SSA
2025-04-08	2025-04-08 DOGE reviewing Navy software enterprise, DefenseScoop DOD DOGE reviewing Navy software enterprise, DefenseScoop DOD Letter to the Acting Administrator of NASA, Democrats on the House Committee for Science, Space and Technology NASA Scott Coulter, Riley Sennott, Alexander Simonpour DOGE officials across government appear on GSA’s shortlist of vetted personnel, Federal News Network GSA Akash Bobba, Nate Cavanaugh, Edward Coristine, Steve Davis, Stephen Ehikian, Luke Farritor AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 188-1, Court Document OPM, USDA Noah Peters, Brian Bjelde, Amanda Scales, Keenan Kmiec Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say, Reuters EPA DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message, The San Francisco Chronicle HHS Amy Gleason "No guidance and no leadership": chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings, The Guardian CDC Vance’s whopper on alleged Social Security fraud, The Washington Post SSA Aram Moghaddassi Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall, Wired Magazine CMS
2025-04-09	2025-04-09 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 121-3, Court Document SSA, USCIS Scott Coulter, Leland Dudek, Cole Killian, Mike Russo, Payton Rehling, Jon Koval, Marko Elez American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 121-5, Court Document SSA Scott Coulter, Marko Elez, Cole Killian, Ethan Shaotran, Akash Bobba, Aram Moghaddassi, Nikhil Rajpal, Antonio Gracias, Jon Koval, Payton Rehling Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 10", Document Cloud SSA Ethan Shaotran Detailing agreement from DOL to SSA for "Employee 7", Document Cloud SSA Marko Elez Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 5", Document Cloud SSA Cole Killian Onboarding documents at SSA for "Employee 2", Document Cloud SSA Scott Coulter Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 8", Document Cloud SSA Nikhil Rajpal Detailing agreement from DOL to SSA for "Employee 3", Document Cloud SSA Aram Moghaddassi Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 1", Document Cloud SSA Akash Bobba Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 6", Document Cloud SSA Jon Koval Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 7", Document Cloud SSA Marko Elez Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 11", Document Cloud SSA John Solly Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 9", Document Cloud SSA Payton Rehling Detail from NASA to SSA for "Employee 2", Document Cloud SSA Scott Coulter Onboarding documents for SSA "Employee 3", Document Cloud SSA Aram Moghaddassi Detailing agreement for "Employee 10" from the GSA to SSA, Document Cloud SSA Ethan Shaotran MOU for Detail of "Employee 8" from OPM to Social Security, Document Cloud SSA Nikhil Rajpal U.S. Slashes Many of the Aid Programs It Had Promised to Keep, New York Times USAID Jeremy Lewin, Peter Marocco Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited, Wired Magazine DOL, Education, DHS, Treasury, SSA, OPM
2025-04-10	2025-04-10 Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’, New York Times SSA Scott Coulter, Aram Moghaddassi DOGE descends on FDIC, The Handbasket FDIC Anthony Armstrong, Brooks Morgan, Adam Ramada Democrats seize on volatility of Trump trade policies, The Washington Post AmeriCorps, OPM, OMB
2025-04-11	2025-04-11 AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 197, Court Document OPM Noah Peters Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, doc 61-2, Court Document Treasury, IRS Sam Corcos, Gavin Kliger, Tom Krause, Todd Newnam, Linda Whitridge, Ryan Wunderly State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 139, Court Document Treasury Ryan Wunderly State of Rhode Island v. Trump, doc 35-3, Court Document IMLS State of Rhode Island v. Trump, doc 35-4, Court Document MBDA Nate Cavanaugh NTEU v. Russell Vought, appeals stay, Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor CFPB How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives, National Public Radio SSA Antonio Gracias Inside the DOGE immigration task force, Politico DHS Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Antonio Gracias, Aram Moghaddassi, Payton Rehling, Kyle Schutt DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions, The Washington Post HHS, USDA, Commerce, DOD, Education, DOE, HUD, DOJ, DOL, State, DOT, VA, EPA, NASA, NARA, NEH, NSF, SBA Luke Farritor Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project, Wired Magazine IRS Sam Corcos, Gavin Kliger The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X, Wired Magazine SSA
2025-04-12	2025-04-12 Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead, The Washington Post SSA, DHS, ICE Scott Coulter, Aram Moghaddassi, Leland Dudek
2025-04-13	2025-04-13 Trump-appointed official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves State Department, Reuters State Peter Marocco
2025-04-14	2025-04-14 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 134, Court Document SSA
2025-04-15	2025-04-15 PEER Report, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility DOI, IRS Stephanie Holmes, Gavin Kliger, Katrine Trampe, Tyler Hassen Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says, The Washington Post HUD Michael Mirski Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds’ resigns en masse, Politico DOD Inside DOGE’s push to defy a court order and access Social Security data, The Washington Post SSA Mike Russo A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data, National Public Radio NLRB Jordan Wick
2025-04-16	2025-04-16 Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas, New York Times DOGE Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Joe Gebbia DOGE comes for the little guy, Politico NEH Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review, Science NSF Luke Farritor, Rachel Riley, Zach Terrell AmeriCorps staff members placed on leave after DOGE visit, The Washington Post AmeriCorps
2025-04-17	2025-04-17 Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say, The Associated Press IRS New DOGE CIO looks to reduce Labor IT office by 30%, agency source says, FedScoop DOL Thomas Shedd State of Rhode Island v. Trump, doc 45-1, Court Document MBDA Nate Cavanaugh, Keith Sonderling The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 67-2, Court Document USDA Michael Cole, Gavin Kliger SSA is rolling out a new chatbot for employees, NextGov SSA Judge blocks mass layoffs at CFPB in the latest twist over the fate of the agency, National Public Radio CFPB
2025-04-18	2025-04-18 AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-4, Court Document DOGE Kendall Lindemann, Steve Davis, Amy Gleason AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5, Court Document CDC, HHS, CFPB, CMS, NIH, DOL Luke Farritor, Conor Fennessy, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Rachel Riley, Zach Terrell, Gavin Kliger, Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, Miles Collins NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 109, Court Document CFPB NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 111, Court Document CFPB Gavin Kliger Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-10, Court Document IAF Nate Cavanaugh, Peter Marocco, Ethan Shaotran Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-2, Court Document IAF, GSA, DOGE Nate Cavanaugh, Ethan Shaotran, Peter Marocco, Jacob Altik Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-5, Court Document IAF Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-6, Court Document IAF Aviel v. Gor, doc 35-9, Court Document IAF Peter Marocco, Trent Morse USIP v. Jackson, doc 34-1, Court Document USIP Jacob Altik, James Burnham, Nate Cavanaugh DOGE Installs a Former Tesla Employee at the FBI, The Intercept FBI Tarak Makecha DOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal Status, Bloomberg Nat Gallery Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept., New York Times DOJ Jon Koval, Payton Rehling Labor Department sidelines staffers amid DOGE push for immigrant data, Politico DOL Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label, The Washington Post SSA Scott Coulter, Aram Moghaddassi DOGE Has Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data on Immigrants and Farm Workers, Wired Magazine DOL Aram Moghaddassi, Miles Collins, Marko Elez
2025-04-19	2025-04-19 Rampin’ Up, Baby! That Thiel Start Up Hunting the Motherlode Contract is Inside Treasury, Talking Points Memo Treasury Roland Shen
2025-04-21	2025-04-21 FDA tech officials complied with DOGE’s requests for data. The staff reductions still came., FedScoop FDA Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data, Krebs on Security NLRB Labor Board’s DOGE Detailees Connected to Agency Take Downs, Bloomberg Law NLRB Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 109-1, Court Document GSA, EPA Josh Gruenbaum, Erica Jehling, Kathryn Armstrong Loving The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 109-2, Court Document EPA Erica Jehling, Kathryn Armstrong Loving Interior secretary gives DOGE aide sweeping powers to remake department, The Washington Post DOI Tyler Hassen, Matt Luby Interior secretary gives DOGE aide sweeping powers to remake department, The Washington Post DOI Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data, The Washington Post DOJ Adam Hoffman, Marko Elez, Jon Koval, Payton Rehling
2025-04-22	2025-04-22 How DOGE got into the National Science Foundation, FedScoop NSF Luke Farritor, Rachel Riley, Zach Terrell Rubio unveils first stage of major State Department overhaul, CNN State Marco Rubio Getting "DOGEd", Pro Publica USIP Nate Cavanaugh
2025-04-23	2025-04-23 AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 78-2, Court Document OPM Riccardo Biasini, Gavin Kliger, Nikhil Rajpal, James Sullivan, Greg Hogan, Amanda Scales, Akash Bobba, Brian Bjelde, Charles Ezell, Chris Young, Jacob Altik, Edward Coristine Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 7", Document Cloud Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 8", Document Cloud OPM James Sullivan DOGE is shutting down foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation, Politico MCC Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse., The Washington Post SSA
2025-04-24	2025-04-24 Legal docs show DOGE at work inside EPA, E&E News EPA Cole Killian, Kathryn Armstrong Loving DOGE dismantling foreign aid agency started by George W. Bush, National Public Radio MCC Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox ‘Who Is DOGE?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question, Wired Magazine GSA Justin Aimonetti, Ashley Boizelle, Nate Cavanaugh, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Nicole Hollander, Jeremy Lewin, Kyle Schutt, Riley Sennott, Thomas Shedd, Raj Jegannathan, Dave Malcher
2025-04-25	2025-04-25 Hegseth Taps DOGE Staffer as Senior Adviser After Staff Exodus, Bloomberg Tax DOD Justin Fulcher Disclosure of Cyber Security Breach and Data Exfiltration through DOGE Systems and Whistleblower/Witness Intimidation, Whistleblower Aid NLRB, CISA Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret, Rolling Stone FAA Brady Glantz, Thomas Kiernan, Ted Malaska, Sam Smeal DOGE orders major cut to AmeriCorps funding, imperiling agency’s work, The Washington Post AmeriCorps
2025-04-26	2025-04-26 NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-2, Court Document CFPB, USAID Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-4, Court Document CFPB Gavin Kliger NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1, Court Document CFPB, USAID, OPM Jeremy Lewin, Gavin Kliger, Noah Peters
2025-04-27	2025-04-27 On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ, Lawfare Media DOJ, GSA Tarak Makecha, Josh Gruenbaum
2025-04-28	2025-04-28 NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1, Court Document CFPB, DOGE, HHS, Education Ashley Boizelle, Steve Davis, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Alexandra Beynon, Zach Terrell, Jordan Wick, Chris Young, Luke Farritor Energy Department CIO Graber Resigns, Sources Say, MeriTalk DOE Ross Graber DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets, National Public Radio DOE Luke Farritor, Adam Ramada Peace Corps, Under Review by DOGE, Is Said to Plan ‘Significant’ Staff Cuts, New York Times Peace Corps DOGE targets US foreign aid agency created under first Trump administration, Politico DFC Nate Cavanaugh, Jonathan Mendelson, Ethan Shaotran, Marshall Wood
2025-04-29	2025-04-29 Federal Court Halts Trump Move to Fire Three CPB Directors, Radio Ink CPB AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 82-3, Court Document DOGE Brad Smith AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 82-4, Court Document HHS Clark Minor CPB v. Trump, doc 2-2, Court Document CPB Trent Morse
2025-04-30	2025-04-30 Letter from the Senate Commerce Committee to Keith Sonderling about MBDA, The Senate Commerce Committee MBDA, Commerce Nate Cavanaugh, Keith Sonderling Federal workers required to report their daily location, email says, The Washington Post OPM, GSA, FEC DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations, Wired Magazine HUD, DOGE Christopher Sweet, Jacob Altik, Scott Langmack
2025-05-01	2025-05-01 D.C. Circuit panel modifies its partial stay, bars CFPB mass layoffs, Banking Journal CFPB J. Doe 4 v. Musk, doc 111-1, Court Document USAID Peter Marocco New York v. Treasury, Doc 144, Court Document IRS Gavin Kliger, Sam Corcos State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147, Court Document Treasury Tom Krause, Todd Newnam, Linda Whitridge Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media, Executive Office of the President CPB
2025-05-02	2025-05-02 Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers, Bloomberg OPM Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Justin Monroe, Christopher Stanley, Austin Raynor, Chris Young, Anthony Armstrong, Riccardo Biasini, Brian Bjelde, Akash Bobba, Gavin Kliger, Noah Peters, Amanda Scales, Joanna Wischer, Joe Gebbia, Jacob Altik, Nikhil Rajpal OPM New Hires Directory, Document Cloud OPM Amanda Scales, Greg Hogan, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Akash Bobba, Anthony Armstrong, Austin Raynor, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Chris Young, Christina Hanna, Christopher Stanley, Clayton Cromer, Riccardo Biasini, Jacob Altik, Joe Gebbia, Justin Monroe, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger, Stephen Duarte DOE Announces New Leadership to Tackle Challenges of Growing Energy Demand, Department of Energy EPA Carl Coe Radio Free Asia announces mass layoffs amid funding fight with Trump administration, National Public Radio Global Media DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator, sources say, Reuters SEC Jonathan Mendelson
2025-05-03	2025-05-03 Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency, National Public Radio NEA
2025-05-04	2025-05-04 More than 15,000 USDA employees have taken Trump financial incentive to leave, Reuters USDA
2025-05-05	2025-05-05 Practices Before the Department of the Interior; Delay of Effective Date, Federal Register DOI SpaceX alum tapped as Interior CIO, NextGov DOI Paul McInery
2025-05-06	2025-05-06 Senate confirms Bisignano to lead Social Security Administration as agency faces DOGE overhaul, The Associated Press SSA Frank Bisignano, Leland Dudek DOGE has arrived at the heart of Homeland Security’s biometrics operations, FedScoop DHS DOGE rep Sam Corcos is Treasury’s new chief information officer, source says, FedScoop IRS Sam Corcos
2025-05-07	2025-05-07 The IRS has lost almost one-third of its tax auditors after 2 months of DOGE cuts, report says, CBS News IRS Zeldin schedule shows DOGE huddle, ‘mobile van’ media hits, E&E News EPA, DOGE Elon Musk Trump Administration Is Said to Target Park Service Grants, New York Times DOI Conor Fennessy DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest, Pro Publica CFPB Gavin Kliger OpenAI and the FDA Are Holding Talks About Using AI In Drug Evaluation, Wired Magazine FDA
2025-05-08	2025-05-08 Federal CIO outlines 16 operating principles for IT leaders, Federal News Network EPA Carter Farmer DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency, Bloomberg Law CFPB Gavin Kliger Thanks to DOGE, Gumroad’s founder has a second job with the VA, Fast Company VA Sahil Lavingia IRS workers forced into ‘mandatory overtime’ to deal with flagged returns after DOGE cuts, The Independent IRS Exclusive: DOGE-led software revamp to speed US job cuts even as Musk steps back, Reuters OPM Riccardo Biasini
2025-05-09	2025-05-09 CPB v. Trump, doc 12-1, Court Document CPB, GSA, DOGE Justin Aimonetti, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Jonathan Mendelson DOGE Announces Deadline for Major Retirement Change, Newsweek OPM Joe Gebbia Elon Musk’s Chief Lieutenant at DOGE Leaves Agency, The Wall Street Journal DOGE Steve Davis
2025-05-12	2025-05-12 Homeland Security subpoenas California's immigrant assistance program in latest crackdown on illegal immigration, CBS News DHS
2025-05-13	2025-05-13 State of Rhode Island v. Trump, doc 60, Court Document IMLS, MBDA, FMCS Akash Bobba Resume, Document Cloud SSA Akash Bobba
2025-05-14	2025-05-14 Bluesky post by Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket EXIM Nate Cavanaugh, Donald Park CDC to cut one employee for each it is recalling from layoffs, GovExec CDC Rachel Riley Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says, USA Today CPSC Watchdog Effort to Obtain DOGE Records Can Proceed, Appeals Court Rules, New York Times DOGE Inside the Shadowy Crew Leading the Government’s HR Office, Project on Government Oversight OPM Tarak Makecha RFK Jr. to Congress: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’, The Washington Post HHS Elon Musk CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers, Wired Magazine CFPB Russell Vought
2025-05-15	2025-05-15 National Labor Relations Board watchdog investigating DOGE, potential data breach, FedScoop NLRB Letter from House Democrats to IRS Inspector General, FedScoop IRS On Student Aid, It’s Congressional Republicans vs. DOGE, The Chronicle of Higher Education Education DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none, NextGov SSA Will SCOTUS throw DOGE a bone?, Politico Global Media
2025-05-16	2025-05-16 Bluesky post by Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket MSPB Nate Cavanaugh AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96, Court Document USDA, GSA, Global Media, OPM Gavin Kliger, Brian Bjelde AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 97, Court Document OPM Brian Bjelde AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 97-3, Court Document OPM Amanda Scales, James Sullivan AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 98, Court Document OPM Greg Hogan, Riccardo Biasini, Gavin Kliger, Nikhil Rajpal, Brian Bjelde, James Sullivan Amanda Scales demotion, Document Cloud OPM Amanda Scales DOGE Seeks to Investigate Another Government Budget Watchdog, New York Times GAO After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down, New York Times NOAA How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring, The Washington Post SSA
2025-05-19	2025-05-19 Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts, The Associated Press USIP Nate Cavanaugh USDA Flickr stream, Flickr USDA Samuel Berry
2025-05-20	2025-05-20 Bluesky post by Hansi Lo Wang, Bluesky DOGE, Census DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch. Some targets have pushed back, National Public Radio Access Brd, GAO, Peace Corps, GSA, ACHP, MCC, Wilson Ctr. Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Justin Aimonetti, Jonathan Mendelson, Jack Stein, Marshall Wood
2025-05-21	2025-05-21 Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team, The Associated Press USIP Case: Rural Development Innovations Limited v. Marocco, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse USADF DOGE team assigned to review National Transportation Safety Board operations, Reuters NTSB
2025-05-22	2025-05-22 VA sets new rules for contracts worth more than $10 million, Federal News Network VA Christopher Roussos, Cary Volpert DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers, Wired Magazine OPM Riccardo Biasini
2025-05-23	2025-05-23 The DOJ Accelerates Its Hunt For Voter Fraud — With DOGE’s Help, Democracy Docket DOJ, DHS Antonio Gracias DOGE created a 'survey of surveys' for a push to cut some government data collection, National Public Radio GSA, Census Ethan Shaotran EO 14300: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The American Presidency Project NRC Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns, Reuters DHS Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt CREW v. DOGE, The Supreme Court DOGE
2025-05-24	2025-05-24 DOGE appointee sparks turf battle at Interior: 'Ignore the email from HR', Politico DOI Stephanie Holmes
2025-05-27	2025-05-27 Here’s what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department, The Associated Press DOI Tyler Hassen DOGE receipts for SBA fall billions short of administrator’s cost-savings claim, FedScoop SBA State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 156, Court Document Treasury Sam Corcos, Tom Krause, Todd Newnam, Linda Whitridge, Ryan Wunderly
2025-05-28	2025-05-28 Former 18F employees file appeal of DOGE firings, FedScoop GSA DOGE Days, Sahil Lavingia's blog VA Sahil Lavingia A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington, New York Times DOGE Elon Musk Another Top Musk Lieutenant Appears to Be Leaving DOGE, Wired Magazine GSA Nicole Hollander
2025-05-29	2025-05-29 Top DOGE officials leaving as Musk departs, The Hill DOGE James Burnham, Steve Davis, Katie Miller WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge, Wired Magazine DOGE Baris Akis, Anthony Armstrong, Steve Davis, Elon Musk
2025-05-30	2025-05-30 Judge hits out at “chaotic” DOGE move into OPM systems, Federal News Network OPM Greg Hogan
2025-06-02	2025-06-02 White House budget request includes $45 million in additional DOGE funding, NextGov DOGE DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite, The Washington Post NIH
2025-06-03	2025-06-03 Jackson v. Kennedy, doc 1, Court Document NIH, FDA, HHS, CDC, CMS Clark Minor Budget documents reveal plan to grow DOGE, Politico DOGE
2025-06-04	2025-06-04 Russell Vought: DOGE will ‘be far more institutionalized’ at agencies, FedScoop DOGE Russell Vought How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics, National Public Radio Census Plans for nation’s largest ICE detention center halted amid DOGE review, The Washington Post ICE ‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee, Wired Magazine GSA Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Ethan Shaotran
2025-06-06	2025-06-06 Regulation: US NRC Memo Outlines White House Interference, Energy Intelligence NRC Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says, The Washington Post Global Media Many of Musk’s DOGE Allies Have Left the Trump Administration, NOTUS Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records, New York Times DOGE, SSA Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health, Pro Publica VA Sahil Lavingia DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree, Wired Magazine DOGE, GSA Thomas Shedd
2025-06-07	2025-06-07 After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started., New York Times SSA, DOI, EPA Aram Moghaddassi, Mike Russo, Tyler Hassen, Stephanie Holmes, Carl Coe
2025-06-08	2025-06-08 A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk, The Washington Post FAA Brady Glantz, Thomas Kiernan, Ted Malaska, Sam Smeal The Fight Between Musk Acolytes and the White House for Control of DOGE, The Wall Street Journal DOGE, SSA, Treasury Steve Davis, Frank Bisignano, Scott Coulter, Sam Corcos, Katie Miller, Elon Musk
2025-06-09	2025-06-09 Warren urges Department of Education IG to investigate DOGE access to student loan data, ABC News Education AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 121, Court Document OPM Riccardo Biasini, Edward Coristine, Nikhil Rajpal, Greg Hogan, Charles Ezell, Brian Bjelde, Akash Bobba, Gavin Kliger, Amanda Scales N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies, New York Times NIH Hegseth aide upended Pentagon leak inquiry with false wiretap claims, The Guardian DOD Justin Fulcher Social Security Chief Says Musk’s DOGE Figures Heavily in Agency’s Plans, The Wall Street Journal SSA
2025-06-10	2025-06-10 GitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government, 404 Media GSA Alison Childs, Bee Elvy Matthew Parkhurst-Session OGE-278 disclosure, Document Cloud GSA Matthew Parkhurst-Session Michael Cole OGE-278 disclosure, Document Cloud USDA Michael Cole Michael Grimes OGE-278 disclosure, Document Cloud Commerce Michael Grimes Detail for Dept. of Education Staff to Treasury, Document Cloud Treasury Brooks Morgan, Adam Ramada Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk?, New York Times DHS Anthony Armstrong State of New York v. Linda McMahon, The Supreme Court Treasury Brooks Morgan, Adam Ramada
2025-06-12	2025-06-12 “The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump, Pro Publica SSA
2025-06-13	2025-06-13 Trump Administration Lays Off Two-Thirds of NEH’s Staff, Art News NEH US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict, Politico Global Media
2025-06-14	2025-06-14 Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, The Associated Press CMS, HHS, DHS
2025-06-16	2025-06-16 DOGE cuts cause FDA to delay decision on hereditary disease drug, Axios FDA Citrix Parent CEO Krause Leaves DOGE, US Treasury Posts, CRN Treasury Tom Krause President Trump fires a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Public Radio NRC Trent Morse Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal, National Public Radio NLRB The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security, New York Times SSA, DOGE, Treasury Leland Dudek, Katie Miller, Steve Davis, Akash Bobba, Mike Russo, Ethan Shaotran
2025-06-18	2025-06-18 Recent Developments at the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Potential Changes and Implications, National Law Review HHS, CMS, CDC, NIH, FDA, CPSC Noem demands more control over FEMA and Homeland Security funding, which could slow disaster response, CNN DHS, FEMA, TSA, ICE, USCIS Results Vary in Legal Efforts to Restore IMLS, Publishers Weekly IMLS Keith Sonderling, Russell Vought
2025-06-20	2025-06-20 DOGE holds meetings with White House, new postal leadership and Treasury to discuss reforming USPS, GovExec USPS, DOGE James Burnham, Ethan Shaotran, Alexander Simonpour Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics, The Washington Post SSA
2025-06-22	2025-06-22 Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion, New York Times USAID, State Clayton Cromer, Peter Marocco, Marco Rubio, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Elon Musk
2025-06-24	2025-06-24 ‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government, Wired Magazine GSA Edward Coristine
2025-06-25	2025-06-25 Fed chief Powell is starting to worry about the reliability of economic data, Business Insider DOL HUD to move into the National Science Foundation headquarters, no current plan on where to relocate NSF employees, GovExec GSA, HUD, NSF
2025-06-26	2025-06-26 Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated, Eye on the Tropics NOAA, DOD ‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration, Wired Magazine SSA Edward Coristine, Aram Moghaddassi
2025-06-27	2025-06-27 Appeals court puts peace institute back in Trump administration hands with stay of lower court, The Associated Press USIP Nate Cavanaugh AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 87, Court Document DOL, HHS, CMS, CDC, FDA AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 138, Court Document OPM Jacob Altik, Chris Young USE IT Act and Occupancy Data, General Services Administration OMB, GSA The government says it has not received official notification of the closure of the MCC., Koha MCC House Democrat demands VA disclose any spyware, AI installed on agency computers as part of DOGE initiative, Stars and Stripes VA Justin Fulcher, Jon Koval, Sahil Lavingia, Payton Rehling, Christopher Roussos, Cary Volpert DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations, The Washington Post ATF DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions, The Washington Post HHS, USDA, Commerce, DOD, Education, DOE, HUD, DOJ, DOL, State, DOT, VA, EPA, NASA, NARA, NEH, NSF, SBA Luke Farritor DOGE now has approval authority for defense IT, consulting contracts, Washington Technology DOD
2025-06-28	2025-06-28 Social Security Administration makes another DOGE switch at CIO, FedScoop SSA Scott Coulter, Aram Moghaddassi, Mike Russo
2025-06-30	2025-06-30 Due to DOGE Cuts, 1 SSA Employee Is Expected to Serve 1,480 Beneficiaries, Association of Federal Government Employees SSA E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work, New York Times EPA
2025-07-01	2025-07-01 Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years, CNN USAID Trump installs new GSA acting administrator, sidelines DOGE leaders, Politico GSA Stephen Ehikian Exclusive: DOGE now targeting SEC policy, eyes SPAC rules, sources say, Reuters SEC Eliezer Mishory
2025-07-02	2025-07-02 In Latest Legal Win, US District Court Orders USAGM to Release RFE/RL Funding for June, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Global Media Social Security call wait times can exceed 3 hours after DOGE cuts, KLAS News SSA Elon Musk’s failure in government, The Economist USIP
2025-07-03	2025-07-03 E.P.A. Suspends 144 Employees After They Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump, New York Times EPA
2025-07-07	2025-07-07 Agencies plan to decommission hundreds of .gov websites following GSA review, Federal News Network GSA Thomas Shedd Trump Wanted ‘More Action Against Universities.’ His Staff Scrambled to Punish Penn., NOTUS OMB, GSA, DOD, DHS, EPA Josh Gruenbaum, Adam Hoffman, Kathryn Armstrong Loving, Kyle Schutt White House looks into rogue employee who used a DOGE account to DM anti-Musk activist, Politico VA
2025-07-08	2025-07-08 Trump's 'big bill' slashes consumer watchdog CFPB's budget nearly in half, Consumer Affairs CFPB 'Alligator Alcatraz' Already Ballooning Over $600 Million, Leaked Document Shows, Dropsite News FEMA Kyle Schutt Trump's Government is a Den of Snitches, 'Freaks,' and Paranoid Tyrants, Rolling Stone HHS
2025-07-09	2025-07-09 Huffman, Trahan Demand Answers on DOGE’s Unchecked Access to Sensitive DOI Data Amid Growing Security Concerns, Democrats on the House Committee for Natural Resources DOI Tyler Hassen, Stephanie Holmes, Katrine Trampe Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push, Politico NASA Former DOGE official rushed grant to Trump-backed Gaza aid group over staff objections, Regional Media News State Former DOGE official rushed grant to Trump-backed Gaza aid group over staff objections, Reuters USAID, State Kenneth Jackson, Jeremy Lewin
2025-07-10	2025-07-10 Senate confirms new OPM director to take the reins on federal workforce overhauls, Federal News Network OPM Charles Ezell, Scott Kupor FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls, CNN FEMA HHS Bans Illegal Aliens from Accessing its Taxpayer-Funded Programs, Department of Health and Human Services HHS DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers, National Public Radio USDA Jordan Wick Core DOGE team unravels amid wave of exits, Politico GSA This Is DOGE 2.0, Wired Magazine HUD, USDA, DOL, GSA, OPM Christopher Sweet, Luke Farritor, Brian Burroughs, Yat Choi
2025-07-11	2025-07-11 DOGE staffer takes on Trump reform role at independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Hill NRC, DOE Adam Blake HHS facing billion-dollar backlog of delayed grants after DOGE, CBS News HHS State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday, CNN State Marco Rubio
2025-07-12	2025-07-12 US Institute of Peace employees experience another round of mass firings following court ruling, CNN USIP Nate Cavanaugh
2025-07-14	2025-07-14 DOGE Head Must Testify in Records Access Fight, Court Rules, Bloomberg DOGE Amy Gleason HHS carries out mass firings across health agencies after Supreme Court decision, CNN HHS, FDA, CDC, CMS, NIH DOGE told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear, E&E News NRC Adam Blake Social Security signals potential benefit disruptions this fall for those still getting paper checks, GovExec SSA Suddenly Sacked: The Final Days of Former NCES Chief’s Term and the Future of Education Data, The Hechinger Report Education Conor Fennessy Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump, The Associated Press CFPB Facing Painful Cuts, the V.A. Reported Dubious Savings to DOGE, New York Times VA DOGE lead Steve Davis did not go quietly, Politico GSA, DOGE, EOP Anthony Armstrong, Steve Davis, Stephen Ehikian, Josh Gruenbaum, Trent Morse, Adam Blake, Sam Corcos, Austin Raynor, Ryan Shea, Yinon Weiss The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food, The Atlantic USAID, State Marco Rubio
2025-07-15	2025-07-15 DOGE makes its way into biotech IPO filings, Axios FDA SBA Response to American Oversight FOIA Request, Document Cloud SBA Micaela Lopez Ballefin, Akash Bobba, Joshua Carter, Edward Coristine, Ethan Damiano, Conor Fennessy, Patricia Gibson, Aram Moghaddassi, Donald Park, Riley Sennott, Jordan Wick Onboarding documentation at DOL for Aram Moghaddassi, Document Cloud DOL Aram Moghaddassi Onboarding documentation at DOL for Keith Sonderling, Document Cloud DOL Keith Sonderling Onboarding documentation at DOL for Marko Elez, Document Cloud DOL Marko Elez Onboarding Documentation at DOL for Miles Collins, Document Cloud DOL Miles Collins The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE, Pro Publica IRS, ICE Hegseth lashed out at DOGE official in tense Pentagon confrontation, The Washington Post DOD Owen West, Yinon Weiss
2025-07-16	2025-07-16 ‘Farming in the dark’: Brooke Rollins’ leadership, DOGE’s grip and the cost to American agriculture, Investigate Midwest USDA, OPM Noah Peters USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency, Document Cloud USDA Daniel Abrahamson, Samuel Berry, Michael Cole, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lichtman, Timothy Ronan, Jordan Wick
2025-07-17	2025-07-17 Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE, The Associated Press DHS, ICE, HHS, CMS Congress Agrees to Claw Back Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds, New York Times USAID, State, CPB DOGE Instructions and a White House Deadline: How the Government Canceled Harvard’s Grants, The Harvard Crimson NSF, GSA, NASA, DOD, HUD, DOE, Education, USDA Josh Gruenbaum, Alexander Simonpour, Jeremy Lichtman DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists, Wired Magazine IRS Sam Corcos
2025-07-18	2025-07-18 Air Force Says DOGE-Led Spending Cuts Total $10.4B, MeriTalk DOD
2025-07-19	2025-07-19 State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’, The Washington Post State Jeremy Lewin
2025-07-20	2025-07-20 Another Top Aide to Hegseth Leaves the Pentagon, New York Times DOD Justin Fulcher
2025-07-21	2025-07-21 Reviving USIP Security Amidst a DOGE Takeover, ASIS International USIP State Department deputy Michael Rigas tapped as acting GSA head, NextGov GSA Nate Cavanaugh, Luke Farritor, Justin Fox, Jeremy Lewin, Dave Malcher, Frank Schuler, Ethan Shaotran, Alexander Simonpour, Marshall Wood OPM to lose about 1,000 jobs, director says, The Washington Post OPM Scott Kupor
2025-07-22	2025-07-22 DOGE Cuts Debilitate Rural Oregon’s AmeriCorps Program, The Daily Yonder AmeriCorps Trump official vows Doge-inspired squeeze on government contractors, The Financial Times GSA Josh Gruenbaum FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’, Colleagues Said, New York Times FEMA Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent, New York Times NSF The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs., Pro Publica USDA
2025-07-23	2025-07-23 Russ Vought bills CFPB $5M for his security detail, GovExec CFPB, OMB Russell Vought
2025-07-24	2025-07-24 High-ranking DOGE official and Elon Musk ally, Antonio Gracias, has left government, NBC News SSA Antonio Gracias, Jon Koval, Payton Rehling
2025-07-25	2025-07-25 Major MAGA Media Figure to Take Top Position at One of DOGE’s Biggest Targets, The Daily Signal USIP Nate Cavanaugh How A 25-Year-Old DOGE Staffer Set Policy at USDA, NOTUS USDA Gavin Kliger Controversial Interior Department Aide From DOGE to Leave Agency, New York Times DOI Tyler Hassen
2025-07-26	2025-07-26 DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations, The Washington Post DOGE, HUD, CFPB Jacob Altik, Ashley Boizelle, James Burnham, Austin Raynor, Christopher Sweet
2025-07-29	2025-07-29 DOGE-pilled, Bloomberg DOL, DOGE, FBI, DOJ, NSF, OMB Luke Farritor, Thomas Shedd DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies, GovExec DOI, GSA Stephanie Holmes, Frank Schuler, Katrine Trampe
2025-07-30	2025-07-30 Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics, New York Times DOL How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI, Wired Magazine SBA, USDA Edward Coristine, Donald Park
2025-07-31	2025-07-31 White House conducts de-Muskification at GSA, Politico GSA Stephen Ehikian, Josh Gruenbaum
2025-08-01	2025-08-01 Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding, Corporation for Public Broadcasting CPB AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 141, Court Document OPM Riccardo Biasini, Akash Bobba, Nikhil Rajpal Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official, New York Times DOL SEC Creates Task Force to Tap Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Innovation and Efficiency Across the Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission SEC
2025-08-03	2025-08-03 DOJ Seeking Voter And Election Information From At Least 19 States, The Huffington Post DOJ
2025-08-04	2025-08-04 Senate Bill Looks to Audit Systems Accessed by DOGE, MeriTalk DOGE Thomas Shedd departs as Labor CIO, NextGov DOL Thomas Shedd This DOGE project is still full steam ahead, Politico OPM Akash Bobba, Yat Choi, Joe Gebbia, James Sullivan, Andrew Vilcsak
2025-08-05	2025-08-05 Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos, CNN NOAA Exclusive: Trump administration formally axes Elon Musk's 'five things' email, Reuters OPM Scott Kupor
2025-08-07	2025-08-07 Spox: Inside the Pentagon, DOGE ‘is not going to stop’ anytime soon, DefenseScoop DOD
2025-08-08	2025-08-08 IRS begins sharing sensitive taxpayer data with immigration authorities to find undocumented migrants, CNN IRS Protected Whistleblower Disclosure of Charles Borges Regarding Violation of Laws, Rules & Regulations, Abuse of Authority, Gross Mismanagement, and Substantial and Specific Threat to Public Health and Safety at the Social Security Administration, Government Accountability Project SSA John Solly, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Mark Steffensen, Mike Russo
2025-08-09	2025-08-09 IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted, The Washington Post IRS
2025-08-12	2025-08-12 Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies, New York Times Treasury, IRS, OPM, Education Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts., Politico DOGE Former senior DOGE official returns to the Trump administration, Semafor State Brad Smith
2025-08-14	2025-08-14 A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation, Wired Magazine EOP, DOGE, EPA, State, FDIC, HUD Steve Davis, Scott Langmack, Christopher Sweet
2025-08-18	2025-08-18 DOGE official is still at Interior after expected exit, E&E News DOI Tyler Hassen
2025-08-20	2025-08-20 How DOGE Set Up a Shadow X Account for a Government Agency, Wired Magazine SBA Donald Park
2025-08-21	2025-08-21 Trump to tap Airbnb co-founder Gebbia to improve government websites, sources say, Reuters EOP Joe Gebbia
2025-08-22	2025-08-22 DOGE’s Lease Cancellations Are Already Hitting the Commercial Real Estate Market‌, Yale Insights GSA
2025-08-25	2025-08-25 FOIA response from the FCC, Frequency Forward FCC Tarak Makecha, Jordan Wick, Jacob Altik
2025-08-26	2025-08-26 NIH’s top IT official, Adele Merritt, has left the agency, FedScoop NIH The foreigners working for DOGE, Politico GSA, OPM Micaela Lopez Ballefin, Yat Choi, Andrew Vilcsak
2025-08-27	2025-08-27 Judge unhappy with FCC’s “vague and uninformative” response to DOGE lawsuit, Ars Technica FCC
2025-08-28	2025-08-28 Key US Energy Data Delayed or Suspended After DOGE Cuts, Bloomberg DOE
2025-08-29	2025-08-29 Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled sensitive data resigns, ABC News SSA Rubio hands off USAID closeout to OMB Director Vought, Politico USAID Marco Rubio, Russell Vought DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio, Wired Magazine NDS Joe Gebbia FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse, Wired Magazine FEMA
2025-09-01	2025-09-01 DOGE Is Using AI to Target SEC Regulations for Cutting, The Information SEC, HUD Jonathan Mendelson, Christopher Sweet
2025-09-02	2025-09-02 Watchdog report finds overwhelming majority of IRS employees fired by DOGE for performance had no documented issues, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists IRS
2025-09-03	2025-09-03 GSA deputy Stephen Ehikian to ‘transition out’ of current role, Federal News Network GSA Stephen Ehikian Trump's OPM director: "Stability" is a "terrible way to attract" federal workers, Axios OPM Scott Kupor Dem NRC members warn they could be fired over safety decisions, E&E News NRC Adam Blake Social Security Announces Executive Leadership Team, Social Security Administration SSA Frank Bisignano, Aram Moghaddassi, Mike Russo
2025-09-04	2025-09-04 Greg Hogan has departed his role as OPM’s top IT official, FedScoop OPM Greg Hogan Democratic Lawmakers Demand Interior DOGE Leader’s Financial, Ethics Docs, Public Domain DOI Tyler Hassen
2025-09-08	2025-09-08 The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security, Pro Publica SSA Scott Coulter, Leland Dudek Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In., The Harvard Crimson NIH Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Zach Terrell
2025-09-09	2025-09-09 HHS Asks All Employees to Start Using ChatGPT, 404 Media HHS, FDA, CDC, CMS, NIH Clark Minor Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now, New York Times USAID, State
2025-09-10	2025-09-10 Republican Senator Asks Social Security Agency About Whistle-Blower’s Claims, New York Times SSA U.S. Education Secretary McMahon visits Austin private school using AI model, The Austin Statesman Education Brooks Morgan
2025-09-12	2025-09-12 AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM and Ezell, doc 261, Court Document OPM Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO, NextGov USDA Samuel Berry
2025-09-16	2025-09-16 Response from Frank Bisignano to the Senate Finance Committee, The Senate Finance Committee SSA Frank Bisignano
2025-09-17	2025-09-17 The Justice Department sues Maine and Oregon, ratcheting up demands for voter data, National Public Radio DOJ
2025-09-18	2025-09-18 Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids, National Public Radio ICE, GSA
2025-09-19	2025-09-19 Department of Education watchdog to probe DOGE access to sensitive data, ABC News Education
2025-09-20	2025-09-20 Want To Be American? For $1 Million, The ‘Trump Gold Card’ Visa Will Now Allow Entry, Forbes Magazine Commerce, USCIS, NDS
2025-09-23	2025-09-23 Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE, The Associated Press GSA
2025-09-24	2025-09-24 The Interior Department is taking steps to implement layoffs, GovExec DOI Riccardo Biasini, Tyler Hassen, Stephanie Holmes A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain, New York Times SSA Frank Bisignano
2025-09-25	2025-09-25 Agency watchdog will see if DOGE-led projects improved efficiency, Federal News Network GSA Unchecked and Unaccountable: How DOGE Jeopardizes Americans' Data Without Regard for Law and Congress, Senate Homeland Security and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee DOGE, SSA, GSA, OPM Scott Coulter, Amy Gleason, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine Trump’s Department of Justice sues Pennsylvania for voter roll info that the state says risks voters’ privacy, The Philadelphia Inquirer DOJ Inside DOGE’s EPA Team and Its Multimillion-Dollar Mistakes, NOTUS EPA Cole Killian, Erica Jehling, Kathryn Armstrong Loving The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers, Wired Magazine GSA Edward Coristine, Steve Davis, Luke Farritor, Josh Gruenbaum, Thomas Shedd, Kyle Schutt, Ethan Shaotran
2025-09-27	2025-09-27 National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches, The Boston Globe NOAA
2025-09-29	2025-09-29 HHS has a new DOGE-affiliated technology chief, FedScoop HHS Zach Terrell Widakuswara v. Lake, doc 100, Court Document Global Media
2025-09-30	2025-09-30 AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 148, Court Document OPM Akash Bobba, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information, Democracy Docket DHS, SSA, DOJ
2025-10-01	2025-10-01 Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council, New York Times NEH
2025-10-03	2025-10-03 White House Keeps 45 DOGE Employees Working Despite Shutdown, Bloomberg OMB, DOGE
2025-10-06	2025-10-06 Trump's new IRS 'CEO': The head of Social Security, The Washington Post IRS, SSA Frank Bisignano
2025-10-07	2025-10-07 Musk taps Morgan Stanley, DOGE alum for xAI finance chief, CFO Dive DHS Anthony Armstrong The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort, National Public Radio
2025-10-10	2025-10-10 TrumpRx Is a Narcissistic, AI-Generated Nightmare, Gizmodo EOP, NDS, HHS, CMS
2025-10-17	2025-10-17 AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OMB, doc 62-11, Court Document DOI Stephanie Holmes The Shadow President, Pro Publica DOGE, OMB, USIP, State, USAID Elon Musk, Russell Vought
2025-10-20	2025-10-20 He accused DOGE of risking Social Security data. It cost him his career., The Washington Post SSA, DHS Leland Dudek