US EditionOther voices: DOGE’s damage makes way for serious federal reform
- Elon Musk announced his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to save $2 trillion through federal reforms by 2025.
- Musk's effort to eliminate fraud and inefficiencies involved mass firings, contract cancellations, and program cuts but often misdiagnosed problems and triggered backlash.
- Analyses found that DOGE's actions caused costs exceeding $135 billion this year, over 80% of the claimed savings, with significant revenue losses from IRS cuts.
- Experts note taxpayers see failures in critical services and call for workforce flexibility, better technology access, fewer compliance tasks, and updated management systems.
- Musk's exit opens a chance for serious reform, focusing on durable improvements, updating Civil Service laws, and addressing unsustainable spending driven by entitlements.
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Michael Cruz | History vs. Current Practice
In response to Nancy Fairbanks’ recent letter defending the Department of Government Efficiency, it’s important to distinguish between historical precedent and current practice. While the comparison to President Bill Clinton’s reform efforts may sound compelling, it obscures significant differences in process, intent and accountability. It is misleading to equate Clinton’s National Performance Review, launched in 1993 and led by Vice President A…
Elon Musk's team handing 'master key' to hackers by merging sensitive data: report
The U.S. DOGE Service is building a massive, centralized database using all the personal information scooped up by tech billionaire Elon Musk's underlings.President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser has been collecting data from agencies across the government as his team moves to slash federal spending and lay off thousands of workers, but cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm for DOGE's race to merge all that sensitive information into …
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