US EditionDOGE staffers arrive at U.S. antitrust and consumer protection agency
- Staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency were seen at the Federal Trade Commission , which protects American consumers from predatory corporations and monopolies.
- Demand Progress Education Fund stated that DOGE's presence at the FTC threatens consumer interests.
- FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has suggested that regulatory agencies should be controlled by the president, opposing their traditional independence.
- Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter highlighted concerns over data privacy, stating it would be "very illegal" if confidential business data was accessed by market participants.
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Denver Gazette
Colorado Springs GazetteDOGE staffers arrive at U.S. antitrust and consumer protection agency
By Jody Godoy
Musk’s DOGE Minions Raid the FTC
On Friday, Axios reported that staffers from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency were seen at the Federal Trade Commission—the agency that exists to protect American consumers and honest businesses from predatory corporations, from giant tech monopolies to spam callers. In early February, DOGE staffers were similarly spotted at the Confumer Financial Protection Bureau. Days later, President Donald Trump effectively shuttered the ag…
DOGE has arrived at the FTC
Two members of Elon Muskâs Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were spotted at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week, sources tell The Verge. Gavin Kliger and Emily Bryant were seen in the building and are now listed in the FTCâs internal directory under the Office of the Chairman with their own agency emails, according to the sources. FTC spokesperson Joe Simonson told Axios, which first reported the news, that DOGE is there “…
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