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.

This table lists all the reports that contain this term: DOGE.

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Letter from Gerald Connolly, Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Reform House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Venue) Data Exfiltration, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, Gerald Connolly, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Venue), Internal Revenue Service, Legislative Document, Social Security Administration, sternly worded letter, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, The Privacy Act of 1974, Gerald Connolly DOGE
DOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra review Washington Post Administration for Children and Families, Carolyn Johnson, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, federal health centers, grants, National Institutes for Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Washington Post, waste, fraud, and abuse, “Defend the Spend”, Payment Management Services, Dan Diamond, Hannah Natanson DOGE
DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group Washington Post Department of Justice, DOGE, Nate Cavanaugh, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NGOs, Nick Turner, Power Grab, Vera Institute of Justice, Washington Post, Perry Stein DOGE
At least 26 states have launched their own version of DOGE Economic Policy Institute (Venue) DOGE, Economic Policy Institute (Venue), Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), waste, fraud, and abuse, States, David Cooper, Jasmine Payne-Patterson, Nina Mast DOGE
Judge grants CREW discovery in DOGE FOIA suit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Venue) agency, Amy Gleason, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Venue), DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Press Release, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act DOGE
Doge tried to embed staffers in criminal justice non-profit, says group Guardian DOGE, Elon Musk, Guardian, Insha Rahman, Justin Aimonetti, Nate Cavanaugh, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NGOs, Power Grab, Vera Institute of Justice, Nick Robins-Early DOGE
DOGE attempted to assign team to US nonprofit group Vera Institute of Justice Reuters DOGE, Justin Aimonetti, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NGOs, Nick Cavanaugh, Power Grab, Reuters, Kanishka Singh DOGE
Whistleblower Who Exposed DOGE Raid of NLRB Data Finds Threats Taped to His Door Truthout Data Exfiltration, DOGE, National Labor Relations Board, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Truthout, Executive Branch, Sharon Zhang DOGE
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data National Public Radio backdoor, Daniel Berulis*, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Jordan Wick*, National Labor Relations Board, National Public Radio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Roger Sollenberger, Journalist, Whistleblower, Jenna McLaughlin DOGE
Whistleblower says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at labor watchdog USA Today Daniel Berulis*, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, National Labor Relations Board, News and Analysis (Mainstream), USA Today, Whistleblower, AJ Vicens, Executive Branch, Raphael Satter DOGE
As NOAA shrinks under Trump’s cuts, employees speak out Public Broadcasting Service DOGE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Public Broadcasting Service, Sabotage, Federal Government, Joshua Barajas DOGE
Will Musk and DOGE fund the tax cuts? The Paul Story DOGE, Elon Musk, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Other), The Paul Story, Paul Guth DOGE
Here’s how the DOGE-related cuts reach down into our lives Minnesota Star-Tribune DOGE, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Minnesota Star-Tribune, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), respirator, Sabotage, silica, social murder, State of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, 3M, Adam Moskowitz DOGE
Can the President Appoint Principal Officers Without the Senate? Lawfare African Development Foundation, Appointments Clause, DOGE, Inter-American Foundation, Lawbreaking, Lawfare, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Anne Joseph O'Connell DOGE
DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress New York Times American Enterprise Institute, DOGE, Mendacious, Nat Malkus, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), David A. Fahrenthold, Jeremy Singer-Vine DOGE
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job Wired API, Aram Moghaddassi, Chuck Borges, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Edward Coristine*, John Solly, Leland Dudek*, Michael Russo, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Special Counsel, Personally Identifiable Information, Seth Waxman, Social Security Administration, Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, Todd Blecher, Vittoria Elliott, Wired, Consent Based Social Security Number Verification, Enterprise Data Exchange Network, Master Death File, NUMIDENT, Leidos, Makena Kelly DOGE
Gracias goes All-In on Social Security! The Paul Story Antonio Gracias, asylum, DOGE, immigration, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Other), non-citizens, Social Security Administration, Social Security number, The Paul Story, Paul Guth DOGE
Musk’s Latest Fraud Finding Isn’t What It Seems New York Times Courtney Parella, Department of Labor, DOGE, Elon Musk, Ignorant, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, waste, fraud, and abuse, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, Emily Badger DOGE
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project Wired Application Programming Interface, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, federated data, information silo, Internal Revenue Service, interoperability, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sam Corcos, Scott Bessent, waste, fraud, and abuse, Wired, Palantir, Makena Kelly DOGE
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions Washington Post Carolyn Y. Johnson, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, grants, grants.gov, Luke Farritor, National Institutes of Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NOFO, Notice of Funding Opportunity, Power Grab, Robert Gordon, Washington Post, Dan Diamond, Hannah Natanson DOGE
Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries Guardian data, database, DOGE, Guardian, Institute of Museum and Library Services, library, Mississippi Library Commission, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Mississippi, State of Washington, EO 14238, Adria Walker DOGE
Elon Musk says he's taking a step back from DOGE after Tesla "blowback" Wired DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Miscreants, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Wired, Zoë Schiffer DOGE
How the secrecy surrounding DOGE structure impacts its accountability Federal News Network agency, DOGE, DOGE, Faith Williams, Federal News Network, Lawbreaking, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Terry Gerton, Executive Branch DOGE
Federal workers fear Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency is using AI to spy on them: ‘They are omnipresent’ Guardian Agency for International Development, artificial intelligence, deep state, Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of State, Department of Veterans Affairs, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, Environmental Protection Agency, Guardian, Jason Gray, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Panopticon, surveillance, Signal, WhatsApp, Joseph Gedeon, Matt Berg DOGE
Fired US Federal Trade Commissioners concerned about DOGE data access Reuters access, Alvaro Bedoya, Andrew Ferguson, data, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Federal Trade Commission, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Rebecca Slaughter, Reuters, Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Jody Godoy DOGE
Musk’s Doge fired self-drive car safety experts at agency that regulates Tesla Financial Times autonomous vehicles, Autopilot, Corrupt, DOGE, Elon Musk, Financial Times, Full Self-Driving, mass firings, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Executive Branch, Chris Cook, Tesla, Kana Inagaki, Paul Caruana Galizia, Stephen Morris DOGE
DOGE Attack on NIOSH Weakens Workers’ Bird Flu Protections Confined Space avian influenza, bird flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Confined Space, DOGE, Food and Drug Administration, H5N1, milk, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, News and Analysis (Other), pandemic, respirator, Sabotage, social murder, Peg Seminario DOGE
Trump administration to expand blitz against spending on consultants Financial Times Benjamin Brunjes, Department of Defense, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, Federal Acquisition Service, Financial Times, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service, Josh Gruenbaum, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Patent and Trademark Office, Sabotage, Social Security Administration, University of Washington, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, Chris Cook, Joe Miller, Stephen Foley DOGE
Our Privacy Act Lawsuit Against DOGE and OPM: Why a Judge Let It Move Forward Electronic Frontier Foundation (Venue) Adam Schwartz, Association of Administrative Law Judges, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Electronic Frontier Foundation (Venue), News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Personally Identifiable Information, Spokeo v. Robins, standing, Transunion v. Ramirez, American Federation of Government Employees, The Privacy Act of 1974 DOGE
Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry Axios Axios, DOGE, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Executive Branch, Emily Peck DOGE
DOGE Cuts by City, State, and Congressional District Center for American Progress (Venue) Center for American Progress (Venue), DOGE, Elon Musk, Sabotage, Tracker, waste, fraud, and abuse, Will Ragland, Executive Branch, States DOGE
Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You. New York Times access, data, data architecture, data consolidation, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, Mega-API, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), semantics, systems of records, Emily Badger, Sheera Frenkel DOGE
It takes more to audit federal agencies and programs than DOGE knows Federal News Network Arrogant, audit, data silo, DOGE, efficiency, Federal News Network, News and Analysis (Mainstream), privacy, Silicon Valley, Terry Gerton, Vittoria Elliott DOGE
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited Wired access, Data Exfiltration, Department of Labor, DOGE, Government Accountability Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Tim Marchman, Wired, Leah Feiger DOGE
Gracias on Doocy, Part Deux The Paul Story Antonio Gracias, asylum, DOGE, immigration, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Other), Social Security Administration, Social Security number, The Paul Story, Paul Guth DOGE
Today's links EFF's lawsuit against DOGE will go forward Pluralistic Association of Administrative Law Judges, Charles Ezell, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Lex Lumina LLP, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Pluralistic, Spokeo v. Robins, standing, State Democracy Defenders Fund, The Chandra Law Firm, Transunion v. Ramirez, American Federation of Government Employees, Administrative Procedure Act, Cory Doctorow DOGE
Interior fires senior leaders after fight over DOGE access to key payroll system NextGov access, Andrew Havely, Darren Ash, Data Exfiltration, Department of the Interior, DOGE, Julie Bednar, June Hartley, Karen Matragrano, Ken Klinner, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NextGov, payroll, payroll system, Stan Lowe, Tod Dabolt, Tony Irish, Federal Personnel and Payroll System, Natalie Alms DOGE
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say Reuters artificial intelligence, DOGE, Greg Hogan, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Panopticon, Reuters, the cloud, Google Docs, Grok, Alexandra Alper, Alexandra Ulmer, Signal, Jeffrey Dastin, Marisa Taylor DOGE
Former DOGE insider describes 'wrecking ball' approach CNN CNN, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Merici Vinton, Sunlen Serfaty, Video (Long Form), Executive Branch DOGE
IRS "hackathon" poses major risks to taxpayers The Tax Law Center (Venue) access, cybersecurity, DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Panopticon, privacy, Social Security Administration, The Tax Law Center (Venue), voluntary compliance, Palantir DOGE
Proposal to give NC’s Republican auditor a DOGE-inspired team passes the Senate NC Newsline artificial intelligence, Dave Boliek, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, NC Newsline, News and Analysis (Mainstream), State of North Carolina, Terence Everitt, Tim Moffitt, State Employees Association of North Carolina, Galen Bacharier DOGE
Trump and DOGE Are ‘Trying to Get Around’ Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info Rolling Stone American Doom, DOGE, Edward Coristine*, enemies list, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Rhett Millsaps, Rolling Stone, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, The Privacy Act of 1974, Lex Lumina, Justin Glawe DOGE
Exclusive: As Social Security services are cut back, millions of seniors face long drives Axios Axios, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, DOGE, Kathleen Romig, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Executive Branch, NGOs, Emily Peck DOGE
‘Just a Mess’: Staff Cuts, Rushed Changes and Anxiety at Social Security New York Times DOGE, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Tara Siegel Bernard, waste, fraud, and abuse, American Federation of Government Employees, Alexandra Berzon, Jack Healy, Nicholas Nehamas DOGE
DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message San Francisco Chronicle Amy Gleason, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, DOGE, Elon Musk, Karoline Leavitt, mass firings, Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nikhel Sus, Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, San Francisco Chronicle, United States DOGE Service, Shira Stein DOGE
What is DOGE doing to Social Security? Economic Policy Institute (Venue) Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Economic Policy Institute (Venue), Federal office space, Frank Bisignano, Leland Dudek*, Martin O’Malley, mass firings, militarization, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Social Security Administration, Monique Morrissey DOGE
Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies Associated Press access, Associated Press, Data Exfiltration, Deborah Boardman, Department of Education, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, Julius Richardson, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, standing, Steven Agee, waste, fraud, and abuse, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, American Federation of Teachers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Lea Skene DOGE
‘It is a wrecking ball’: Former DOGE worker describes Musk-led government-slashing effort from the inside CNN Amy Gleason, CNN, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Merici Vinton, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sunlen Serfaty, Tierney Sneed, Executive Branch, Eric Bradner DOGE
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data Wired Alex Karp, Data Exfiltration, disruption, DOGE, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Gavin Kliger*, hackathon, information silo, institutional knowledge, Internal Revenue Service, Kaschit Pandya, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, privacy, Sam Corcos, Scott Bessent, University of California, Berkeley, waste, fraud, and abuse, Wired, EO 14243, Foundry, Gotham, Palantir Federal Cloud Service, Databricks, Palantir, SpaceX, Makena Kelly DOGE
‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts CNN CNN, DOGE, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, National Waste & Recycling Association, News and Analysis (Mainstream), respirator, Robert Kennedy Junior*, Sabotage, Shelley Moore Capito, World Trade Center Health Program, International Association of Fire Fighters, United Mine Workers of America, Meg Terrell DOGE