US EditionHow DOGE Is Leveraging a Federal Agency in Its Efforts to Reshape Government
- The US Office of Personnel Management has been asked to allocate over $4 million for 20 positions in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , with salaries ranging from $141,817 to $189,950 annually according to a draft agreement obtained by CNN.
- DOGE aims to modernize OPM's IT systems due to an 'immediate and critical need,' but has faced pressure from some Republicans like Senate Majority Leader John Thune for guidance on execution.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune emphasized the need for guidance from Trump administration officials on DOGE's efforts, while recognizing the importance of efficiency and its impact on people involved.
- The Trump administration has faced lawsuits over DOGE's efforts, while acknowledging Elon Musk's significant influence in the department.
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A new DOGE staffer at the Department of Labor has helped run a fertility clinic and has pronatalist ties
Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIElon Musk's effort to shrink and automate the federal government includes a team at the Department of Labor.Members include Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, and Miles Collins, whose association with DOGE hasn't been previously reported.Collins has been connected to a fertility clinic business that is currently facing labor lawsuits. His brother is pronatalist Malcolm Collins.Staff at the US Department of Labor …
DOGE employees drawing 'six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries' — while putting thousands out of work
After Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election and chose Elon Musk to run a new advisory group called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Tesla/SpaceX/X.com CEO claimed that working at DOGE would require altruistic motives. DOGE, Musk warned, would require a selfless commitment to cutting waste from the United States' federal government — not a desire for cushy, easy employment.On November 14, 2024, Musk cryptically tweete…
'Drain the swamp': Trump vows to shrink federal bureaucracy
Promising to "drain the swamp," President Trump says his administration will remove any officials who resist changes and restore what he calls "true democracy" in America. He touted cuts to the federal government through DOGE, which is moving to rapidly cut government jobs.
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