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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Firing the refs doesn't end the game Pluralistic administrative state, Calvinball, civil servants, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, expertise, News and Analysis (Mainstream), nomic, Pluralistic, Professional-Managerial Class, Sabotage, Cory Doctorow DOGE
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump ProPublica DOGE, Leland Dudek*, News and Analysis (Mainstream), ProPublica, Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Eli Hager DOGE
What happened to DOGE stimulus checks? How the idea originated and where things stand now USA Today DOGE, Donald Trump, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), stimulus checks, USA Today, Jonathan Limehouse DOGE
Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI Wired artificial intelligence, DOGE, Elon Musk, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Gerald Connolly, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Lawbreaking, News and Analysis (Mainstream), robotics, Wired, Advancing American AI Act, Grok, Dell Cameron, Tesla DOGE
Top Oversight Democrat warns of DOGE AI use in federal agencies FedScoop artificial intelligence, Data Exfiltration, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, DOGE, FedRAMP, FedScoop, Gerald Connolly, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Advancing American AI Act, Federal Information Security Management Act, Inventry.ai, E-Government Act of 2022, The Privacy Act of 1974, Caroline Nihill DOGE
Wisconsin’s DOGE-inspired effort gets off to more collegial start Associated Press Associated Press, DOGE, Emulation, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Robin Vos, State of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, waste, fraud, and abuse, Scott Bauer DOGE
From DEI to DOGE: how Peter Thiel foresaw the future Business Insider authoritarianism, Becca Lewis, Business Insider, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Thiel, Project 2025, Silicon Valley, Adam Rogers, Thiel Alums and Associates, Gawker, PayPal DOGE
The godfather of DOGE Business Insider Business Insider, crypto, Dave Karpf, David Sacks, DOGE, Elon Musk, Gil Durán, J.D. Vance, Josh Hawley, libertarianism, Mark Zuckerberg, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Oligarch, Peter Thiel, Power Grab, Ted Cruz, Thiel Fellows, Adam Rogers, Thiel Alums and Associates, Palantir, PayPal DOGE
Inside a DOGE ‘hostile takeover’ Politico Adam Martinez, Christopher Young*, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOGE, fear, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick*, Mark Paoletta, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Management and Budget, Politico, Russell Vought*, Thuggish, Executive Branch, Holly Otterbein, Irie Sentner, Katy O'donnell, Kyle Cheney, Sophia Cai DOGE
The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it National Public Radio Department of Veterans Affairs, DOGE, Jonathan Kamens, National Public Radio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Panopticon, Executive Branch, Laurel Wamsley DOGE
Musk Taps Private Equity Veterans to Aid DOGE at Social Security Bloomberg Akash Bobba, Antonio Gracias, Bloomberg, DOGE, Elon Musk, Extra-Constitutional, flexian, Michael Russo, News and Analysis (Mainstream), private equity, Scott Coulter, Social Security Administration, waste, fraud, and abuse, Lone Pine Capital, Shift4, SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, Valor Equity Partners, Gregory Korte DOGE
DOGE Agent: Christina Hanna The Revolving Door Project Christina Hanna, Corrupt, DOGE, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, The Revolving Door Project, Amazon, Executive Branch, Musk Alums and Associates, SpaceX, Target DOGE
How Is DOGE Abusing Its Power? Center for American Progress (Venue) Center for American Progress, Center for American Progress (Venue), Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Executive Office of the President, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Management and Budget, United States Digital Service, Executive Branch, Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act, Presidential Records Act, The Privacy Act of 1974, Microsoft, SpaceX, The Boring Company, X (Firm), Nicole Alvarez DOGE
DOGE Agent: Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski The Revolving Door Project Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, DOGE, Miscreants, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, The Revolving Door Project, Executive Branch, SpaceX DOGE
‘Shoot first and ask questions later?’: Court examines tumult at CFPB Politico Pro Adam Martinez, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOGE, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Politico Pro, Thuggish, Executive Branch, Katy O'donnell DOGE
Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-senior official Guardian Akash Bobba, Democracy Forward, DOGE, Guardian, Leland Dudek*, Mendacious, Michael Russo, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Tiffany Flick, waste, fraud, and abuse, Martin Pengelly DOGE
DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland Reuters Aleksandra Michalska, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, Jennifer Piggott, News and Analysis (Mainstream), probation, Reuters, Self-Destructive, State of West Virginia, veterans, Nathan Layne DOGE
Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters Associated Press Associated Press, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Jessica Reidl, Manhattan Institute, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nicholas Riccardi DOGE
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans Associated Press Associated Press, Data Exfiltration, Democracy Forward, DOGE, Leland Dudek*, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Social Security number, Tiffany Flick, unions, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Fatima Hussein, Lindsay Whitehurst DOGE
Peter Thiel is betting on the apocalypse Ecstatic Integration Arrogant, Dialog, DOGE, Ecstatic Integration, Hereticon, News and Analysis (Other), Oligarch, PayPal Mafia, Peter Thiel, Thiel Fellows, Thiel Fellowship, Thiel Alums and Associates, Jules Evans DOGE
‘Little agency that could’ cheered for act of resistance against Trump and Musk Guardian African Development Foundation, DOGE, Guardian, Marshals Service, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, Thuggish, EO 14217, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Independent Agencies, Lauren Gambino, Robert Tait DOGE
More DOGE layoffs: Workers fired from CDC’s mining safety lab in Spokane Spokesman-Review Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DOGE, Jessica Perkins, mass firings, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, News and Analysis (Mainstream), probation, Sabotage, Spokane Mining Research Division, Spokesman-Review, James Hanlon DOGE
Peter Thiel’s Deep Ties to Trump’s Top Ranks Bloomberg Akash Bobba, Anthony Jancso, Bloomberg, Clark Minor, Colin Carroll, David Sacks, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, Elon Musk, George Cooper, Gregory Barbaccia, J.D. Vance, Jacob Helberg, Jim O'Neill, Ken Howery, Luke Farritor, Michael Kratsios, Michael Obadal, Miscreants, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Palantir Foundation, Patrick Witt, PayPal Mafia, Peter Thiel, Round-Up, Ryan Wunderly, Stanford University, The White House (Executive Branch), Thiel Fellows, Yale University, Anduril, Thiel Alums and Associates, Palantir Alums and Associates, Next Generation Command and Control, Clarium Capital, Elementus, Founders Fund, MIthril Capital, Palantir, PayPal, Thiel Capital, Jamie Tarabay, Sophie Alexander DOGE
Musk's Deep Financial Ties to Top Feds Revealed Project on Government Oversight (Venue) Amanda Scales, Corrupt, DOGE, Elon Musk, Gavin Kliger*, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management, Project on Government Oversight (Venue), Riccardo Biasini, Executive Branch, Tesla, xAI, Nick Schwellenbach DOGE
DOGE Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers Wired artificial intelligence, Claude, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, General Services Administration, GSai, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Technology Transformation Services, Thomas Shedd, Wired, ChatGPT, Tesla, Makena Kelly, Zoë Schiffer DOGE
Trump administration rapidly guts the Inter-American Foundation Devex African Development Foundation, Agency for International Development, Devex, DOGE, Lawbreaking, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, Sara Aviel, sternly worded letter, Ward Brehm, Executive Branch, Sara Jerving DOGE
Donald Trump restrains Doge as concern mounts over scale of job losses Financial Times DOGE, Donald Trump, Extra-Constitutional, Financial Times, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Joe Miller DOGE
Federal workers block Musk’s ‘Doge’ from shutting down Africa development agency Guardian African Development Foundation, DOGE, Guardian, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, Thuggish, Ward Brehm, Robert Tait DOGE
The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials Wired Army Future Command, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, CamoGPT, chatbot, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Jared Keller, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NIPRGPT, Pete Hegseth, Training and Doctrine Command, United States Army, Wired DOGE
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power The Conversation artificial intelligence, data, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Federal Aviation Administration, flexian, longitudinal data, News and Analysis (Mainstream), The Conversation, Allison Stanger, xAI, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX DOGE
Sanders Calls for Committee Investigation into DOGE, Subpoena for Musk Senator Bernie Sanders (Venue) Bernie Sanders, DOGE, Elon Musk, Extra-Constitutional, Press Release, Senator Bernie Sanders (Venue) DOGE
Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts France24 DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, France24, Meretricious, News and Analysis (Mainstream) DOGE
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately Washington Post DOGE, Leland Dudek*, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Washington Post, Hannah Natanson, Jeff Stein, Lisa Rein DOGE
Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building Washington Post African Development Foundation, backpacks, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Inter-American Foundation, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Washington Post, Brianna Tucker, Emily Davies DOGE
One Agency Held Off The DOGE Invasion And Is Now Fighting Back Talking Points Memo African Development Foundation, Chris Young, DOGE, Ethan Shaotran, Jake Altik, Nate Cavanaugh, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pete Marocco, Talking Points Memo, Thuggish, Josh Kovensky DOGE
Email trove reveals CFPB turmoil after Vought’s work stoppage Politico Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOGE, Lawbreaking, Mark Paoletta, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Politico, Russell Vought*, Executive Branch, Katy O'donnell, Kyle Cheney DOGE
‘Doge’s actual impact is less than $10bn’ Financial Times Alex Nowrasteh, Cato Institute, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, entitlements, Financial Times, Jessica Riedl, Manhattan Institute, News and Analysis (Mainstream), pink, Ryan Bourne, Bryce Elder, Jefferies DOGE
Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes? Krebs on Security Branden Spikes, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Krebs on Security, News and Analysis (Other), Brian Krebs DOGE
She co-founded the office that became DOGE. Now, she sees ‘irresponsible transformation.’ Fortune Barack Obama, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, civic technology, Code for America, contractors, DOGE, Fortune, Jennifer Pahlka, Meretricious, Niskanen Center, Sarah Kwon, Transcript, United States Digital Service, Yadira Sánchez DOGE
DOGE team shut out of US African development agency The Hill African Development Foundation, Agency for International Development, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, sternly worded letter, The Hill, Filip Timotija DOGE
DOGE: A Regression to the Meme? Cato Institute (Venue) Cato Institute (Venue), DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Elon Musk, Think Tank Report, Alex Nowrasteh, Ryan Bourne DOGE
Elon Musk and the Useless Spending-Cut Theater of DOGE New York Times DOGE, Ignorant, Jessica Riedl, Manhattan Institute, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, David French DOGE
This DOGE staffer’s GitHub posts might help us understand how Elon Musk wants to bring AI into the government Fast Company Anthony Jancso, artificial intelligence, COBOL, DOGE, Fast Company, Jordan Wick*, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), AccelerateX, Firms, Federal Government, Palantir, Waymo, Mark Sullivan DOGE
DOGE says it's saved $105 billion, though it's backtracked on some of its earlier claims ABC ABC, DOGE, Elon Musk, Incompetent, Maye Musk, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Wall of Receipts, Will Steakin, XX Æ A-Xii, Executive Branch, Centennial Technologies, Soo Rin Kim DOGE
White House installs Trump loyalist to lead independent agency in push to reduce foreign aid Guardian Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Ethan Shaotran, Guardian, Inter-American Foundation, mass firings, Nate Cavanaugh, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, EO 14217, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Lauren Gambino, Michael Sainato DOGE
DOGE May Already Have Access to Sensitive Taxpayer Information Through Agencies Other Than the IRS The Tax Law Center (Venue) 26 U.S. Code § 6103 - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information, anonymized, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Data Exfiltration, data-sharing protocol, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Publication 1075 Tax Information Security Guidelines, Social Security Administration, The Tax Law Center (Venue) DOGE
Trump, the GOP and DOGE have launched their attack on Social Security. You should start worrying now Los Angeles Times Brookings Institution, Cato Institute, DOGE, Elon Musk, George W. Bush, Inspectors General, Joe Rogan, Leninism, Los Angeles Times, mass firings, Mike Johnson, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Germanis, Ponzi scheme, Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Stuart Butler, Vladimir Lenin, waste, fraud, and abuse, Michael Hiltzik DOGE
Doge snaps at the ankles of government consultants Financial Times DOGE, Financial Times, General Services Administration, Incompetent, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Oasis contracts, Peter Thiel, professional services, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos Holdings, Mizuho Securities, Palantir, Lex DOGE
DOGE announces this government agency’s staff has been trimmed to one: ‘Statutory minimum’ New York Post DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Inter-American Foundation, mass firings, New York Post, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Marocco*, Victor Nava, EO 14217, Legislative Branch DOGE
DOGE Efforts Create Major Risks for Taxpayers–and May Generate Criminal and Civil Penalties The Tax Law Center (Venue) 26 U.S. Code § 6103 - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information, DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Panopticon, The Tax Law Center (Venue), 26 U.S. Code § 7213A - Unauthorized inspection of returns or return information DOGE