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DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone

As Elon Musk prepares to step back from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), his goal to rout out government waste, fraud, and abuse may have fallen short. Some experts warn his efforts may actually be costing the government billions in lost labor and revenue. DOGE initially promised to identify and eliminate $2 trillion in … Read more

Tax season was an absolute nightmare for the IRS this year thanks to DOGE’s staffing cuts—and experts fear it could lead to refund delays

The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS. The agency shuffled through three acting directors over the course of a week. It’s preparing to lose tens of thousands of workers to layoffs and voluntary retirements. And President Donald Trump is weighing in on which nonprofits should lose their tax-exempt status, an incursion into the agency’s … Read more

Doge’s job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive experts

Job cuts at the US traffic safety regulator instigated by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency disproportionately hit staff assessing self-driving risks, hampering oversight of technology on which the world’s richest man has staked the future of Tesla. Of roughly 30 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration workers dismissed in February as part of Musk’s … Read more

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

“DOGE’s actions at the VA are putting veterans’ lives at risk,” representative Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, tells WIRED. Veterans, he adds, risk being “stripped of the care they need and deserve because [President Donald] Trump and Elon have turned the VA over to lackeys who do not know the first … Read more

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

The Department of Government Efficiency has continued its charge to obtain sensitive government information, gaining access over the weekend to federal payroll systems, raising concerns about the long-term goals of the advisory’s efforts to overhaul U.S. bureaucracy. The Elon Musk-led advisory now has entry into the employment information of 276,000 federal employees and is able … Read more

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

Since the first days of the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been everywhere in the federal government, moving fast and breaking things. In a matter of weeks, DOGE operatives have spread across dozens of government agencies as they have attempted to terminate tens of thousands of federal employees. With … Read more

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Records show that in the final days of January, a request was placed to grant Elez access to both systems. On January 31, David Lebryk, who had been acting Treasury secretary and at one point was the commissioner of BFS, abruptly announced he would retire after he had been placed on administrative leave for refusing … Read more

DOGE’s staffing cuts to the IRS could mean a heyday for scammers this tax season. How to protect yourself and your money

There’s a lot of information (and money) on the table during tax season. That also makes it a prime time for scams. Year-round, fraudsters may use a handful of common tactics to try to steal your identity, money or other sensitive information. As you prepare your annual tax return, due April 15, experts stress it’s important to be extra vigilant. … Read more

Social Security Activist on DOGE’s Cuts: ‘People Will Die’

Under Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration has sought to downsize and reorganize its operations. This week, the agency made the highly controversial decision to nix identity verification over the phone. The policy shift threatens to force millions of seniors (many of which have poor mobility) to travel to field … Read more

DOGE’s plans for social security are back door way to cut payments, experts and former official warn: ‘This is the most serious threat I’ve ever seen to it’ 

Elon Musk’s Department for Government Efficiency has a new target in its quest to eliminate government waste: Social Security. Musk and the DOGE team have accused the agency of being engaged in widespread fraud, most notably claiming that tens of millions of dead people are erroneously receiving payments. To curb some of this claimed identity … Read more

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