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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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‘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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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‘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 |
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Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says |
Guardian |
Arrogant, DOGE, Guardian, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Michael Sainato |
DOGE |
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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 |
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‘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 |
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Tribal Chairwoman calls on Trump, Musk to launch DOGE probe of Presidio Trust |
San Francisco Inquirer |
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Charlene Nijmeh, Corrupt, DOGE, Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Presidio Trust, Robert Kennedy Junior*, San Francisco Inquirer, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
DOGE |
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DOGE Agent: Clark Minor |
The Revolving Door Project |
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Clark Minor, Data Exfiltration, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Thiel, The Revolving Door Project, Foundry, Executive Branch, Palantir Alums and Associates, Palantir |
DOGE |
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Senate Budget Resolution May Contemplate DOGE “Savings,” but Untallied Costs Could Reach Hundreds of Billions of Dollars |
The Tax Law Center (Venue) |
Department of Justice Tax Division, DOGE, Internal Revenue Service, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Thalia T. Spinrad, The Tax Law Center (Venue), Brandon DeBot, Chye-Ching Huang |
DOGE |
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DOGE Agent: Gregory Barbaccia |
The Revolving Door Project |
Corrupt, DOGE, General Services Administration, mass firings, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sam Bankman-Fried, The Revolving Door Project, Alameda Research, Executive Branch, Celsius, Elementus, Palantir, Theorem |
DOGE |
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House members press Commerce Secretary Lutnick on DOGE-related job cuts at NIST |
Cybersecurity Dive |
Coalition to Reduce Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity Dive, Department of Commerce, DOGE, Howard Lutnick, mass firings, National Institute of Standards and Technology, News and Analysis (Mainstream), probation, Sabotage, Zoe Lofgren, David Jones |
DOGE |
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What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation’s Health Care Safer |
KFF Health News |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Arthur Allen, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, Helen Haskell, hospitalization, KFF Health News, Marty Makary, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Robert Kennedy Junior*, Sabotage |
DOGE |
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Elon Musk denies role in Trump administration is under pressure |
Financial Times |
Blake Neff, Brad Schimel, Charlie Kirk, DOGE, DOGE Legacy, Elon Musk, Financial Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Turning Point Action, Tesla, Joe Miller |
DOGE |
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What’s Wrong with DOGE? Its Structure, for One |
Project on Government Oversight (Venue) |
Amy Gleason, DOGE, Elon Musk, Extra-Constitutional, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Project on Government Oversight, Project on Government Oversight (Venue), Vivek Ramaswamy, Executive Branch, Faith Williams |
DOGE |
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The qualities overlooked by Doge |
Financial Times |
contractor, DOGE, Financial Times, Michael Lewis, News and Analysis (Mainstream), outsourcing, Price School of Public Policy, Self-Destructive, University of Southern California, William Resh, Bethan Staton |
DOGE |
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200 jobs at federal research facility in the South Hills getting cut amid federal HHS overhaul |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
"Fork in the Road", Administration for a Healthy America, Brendan Demich, Bruceton Research Center, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, mass firings, Mine Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Robert Kennedy Junior*, Sabotage, American Federation of Government Employees, Anya Litvak |
DOGE |
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Musk, DOGE Created New HHS Org Chart |
MedPage Today |
Anthony Armstrong, Arrogant, artificial intelligence, Brad Smith, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today, News and Analysis (Mainstream), org chart, Robert Kennedy Junior* |
DOGE |
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Elon Musk calls for arrest of ‘fake NGO’ leaders — claiming they’re part of ‘uniparty’ engaged in ‘giant money laundering scheme’ |
New York Post |
DOGE, Elon Musk, New York Post, News and Analysis (Mainstream), NGOs, Power Grab, uniparty, Steven Nelson |
DOGE |
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Musk claims DOGE inquiry caused Institute of Peace to wipe 'terabyte of financial data' |
NBC15 |
Arrogant, DOGE, Elon Musk, Institute of Peace, NBC15, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Jackson Walker |
DOGE |
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The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums |
Wired |
DOGE, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, mass firings, Mendacious, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Wired, American Federation of Government Employees, Louise Matsakis, Paresh Dave |
DOGE |
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DOGE’s access to the payroll system of 276,000 federal employees puts government on path to have ‘unprecedented power and control’ over Americans’ information, experts say |
Fortune |
Cary Coglianese, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Fortune, Internal Revenue Service, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, waste, fraud, and abuse, Sasha Rogelberg |
DOGE |
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DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show |
Wired |
Corrupt, DOGE, General Services Administration, Marco Rubio, Nate Cavanaugh, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Pete Hegseth, Russell "Russ" Vought, Stephen Ehikian, Wired, Brian Barrett |
DOGE |
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DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff |
New York Times |
Customs and Border Protection, Data Exfiltration, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, DOGE, New York Times, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, payroll, payroll system, Social Security number, United States Air Force, waste, fraud, and abuse, Coral Davenport |
DOGE |
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Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems |
Wired |
"God mode", access, Data Exfiltration, Department of the Interior, DOGE, Doug Burgum, Katrine Trampe, News and Analysis (Mainstream), payroll, payroll system, Stephanie Holmes, Tim Marchman, Tyler Hassen, Wired, Federal Personnel and Payroll System |
DOGE |
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DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems |
National Public Radio |
access, Akash Bobba, Amy Berman Jackson, Amy Gleason, Christopher Young*, Data Exfiltration, Department of Education, DOGE, Edward Coristine*, Jeannette Vargas, Jordan Wick*, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, National Public Radio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nikhil Rajpal*, Office of Personnel Management, Social Security Administration, waste, fraud, and abuse, Unaccompanied Alien Children Portal, Jenna McLaughlin, Stephen Fowler |
DOGE |
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Meet the Silicon Valley Zealot Leading the U.S. Institute of Peace |
Rolling Stone |
Authoritarian Followers, DOGE, General Services Administration, Indiana University, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Peter Thiel, Rolling Stone, Silicon Valley, Brainbase, FlowFi, Guuf, Miles Klee |
DOGE |
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DOGE comes for the data wonks |
The Economist |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Statistical Association, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, DOGE, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, National Centre for Health Statistics, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Sabotage, Social Security Administration, Steve Pierson, The Economist, Executive Branch |
DOGE |
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Trump admin launches Gen Z hiring push as officials warn of federal youth gap |
FOX |
Brooke Singman, DOGE, DOGE Metastasis, Early Career Talent Network, FOX, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Office of Personnel Management |
DOGE |
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Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications |
CNN |
CNN, DOGE, Extra-Constitutional, Ilya Somin, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Tierney Sneed, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch |
DOGE |
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DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse |
Wired |
COBOL, DOGE, flexian, Ignorant, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Steve Davis, Wired, Master Data Access Method, Makena Kelly |
DOGE |
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Musk, DOGE won’t release public records, nonprofit says |
Courthouse News |
Amy Gleason, Courthouse News, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Office of the President, Extra-Constitutional, First Amendment Coalition, Kel McClanahan, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Truth Social, United States DOGE Service, United States DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Freedom of Information Act, MSW Media, National Security Counselors, Michael Gennaro |
DOGE |
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Judge rules Musk’s DOGE operatives can access sensitive Treasury data, at least for now |
Salon |
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Marko Elez, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Salon, Tom Krause, Griffin Eckstein |
DOGE |
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DOGE Staffer ‘Big Balls’ Provided Tech Support to Cybercrime Ring, Records Show |
Reuters |
Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Edward Coristine*, fear, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Nitin Natarajan, Reuters, swatting, dataleak.fun, AJ Vicens, Executive Branch, Diamond CDN, EGodly, Raphael Satter |
DOGE |
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Elon Musk, DOGE team offer unprecedented peek behind the curtain of Trump's cost-cutting department |
FOX |
Anthony Armstrong, Aram Moghaddassi, Brad Smith, DOGE, FOX, Joseph Gebbia*, Miscreants, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Steve Davis, Tom Krause, Tyler Hassen, waste, fraud, and abuse, Madeline Coggins |
DOGE |
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Donald Trump’s cuts to US government raise worries over economic data quality |
Financial Times |
Booth School of Business, Consumer Price Index, DOGE, Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee, Financial Times, Howard Lutnick, information silo, labor force survey, London School of Economics, Matthew Shapiro, National Bureau of Economic Research, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Ricardo Reis, Richmond Federal Reserve, Sabotage, The University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Claire Jones |
DOGE |
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DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why |
National Public Radio |
Akash Bobba, Center for Democracy and Technology, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Kristin Woelfel, Marko Elez, National Public Radio, News and Analysis (Mainstream), Social Security Administration, Jenna McLaughlin, Stephen Fowler |
DOGE |
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Opening CFPB databases to Elon Musk is ‘deeply anticompetitive’ |
FedScoop |
banks, competition, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Data Exfiltration, DOGE, Elon Musk, FedScoop, News and Analysis (Mainstream), non-bank, Oligarch, Executive Branch, Twitter, X Money, Matt Bracken |
DOGE |