{"id":5596,"date":"2025-03-23T21:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2025-03-23T22:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:37:19","slug":"department-of-government-efficiency-doge-zhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/department-of-government-efficiency-doge-zhen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u653f\u5e9c\u6548\u7387\u90e8\uff08\u7f8e\u56fd\uff09\/ Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) &#8211; \u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u7ef4\u57fa\u767e\u79d1\u8bcd\u6761\u878d\u5408"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u539f\u6587\u94fe\u63a5\uff08\u65e0\u6cd5\u4ece\u4e2d\u56fd\u5185\u5730\u8bbf\u95ee\uff09\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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id=\"\u53c2\u89c1\">2. \u53c2\u89c1\uff08\u7ef4\u57fa\u767e\u79d1\u7684\u76f8\u5173\u8bcd\u6761\uff09| See also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD%E5%B0%8F%E7%BB%84\">\u4e2d\u592e\u6587\u5316\u9769\u547d\u5c0f\u7ec4<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related committees\u3010\u76f8\u5173\u7684\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u3011\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations\">United States Senate Committee on Appropriations<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Standing committee of the United States Senate\u3010\u7f8e\u56fd\u53c2\u8bae\u9662\u62e8\u6b3e\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u2014\u2014\u7f8e\u56fd\u53c2\u8bae\u9662\u7684\u5e38\u8bbe\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations\">United States House Committee on Appropriations<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives\u3010\u7f8e\u56fd\u4f17\u8bae\u9662\u62e8\u6b3e\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u2014\u2014\u7f8e\u56fd\u4f17\u8bae\u9662\u7684\u5e38\u8bbe\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u3011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Similar commissions\u3010\u76f8\u4f3c\u7684\u59d4\u5458\u4f1a\u3011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year(s)\u3010\u5e74\u4efd\u3011<\/th><th>Name\u3010\u540d\u79f0\u3011<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1905<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Committee_on_Department_Methods\">Keep Commission<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1910\u20131913<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commission_on_Economy_and_Efficiency\">Commission on Economy and Efficiency<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1916\u20131933<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Bureau_of_Efficiency\">United States Bureau of Efficiency<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1937<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brownlow_Committee\">Brownlow Committee<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1947\u20131949<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoover_Commission\">Hoover Commission<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1953\u20131955<\/td><td>Second <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoover_Commission\">Hoover Commission<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1982\u20131984<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grace_Commission\">Grace Commission<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1993\u20131998<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Partnership_for_Reinventing_Government\">National Partnership for Reinventing Government<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006\u20132012<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_on_National_Security_Reform\">Project on National Security Reform<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Notes\">3. \u82f1\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u53c2\u8003\u6587\u732e | References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>^\u00a0Ingram, David (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/elon-musk\/amy-gleason-named-acting-administrator-elon-musks-doge-rcna193613\">&#8220;DOGE has a new &#8216;acting administrator,&#8217; but Elon Musk is still in charge&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_News\">NBC News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Lee, Ella (March 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5201430-judge-elon-musk-usaid\/\">&#8220;Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_(newspaper)\">The Hill<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 18,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>It marks the first time a judge has ruled that Musk is likely exercising enough independent authority to require him to be confirmed by the Senate under the Appointments Clause. &#8220;The record of his activities to date establishes that his role has been and will continue to be as the leader of DOGE, with the same duties and degree of continuity as if he was formally in that position,'&#8221; wrote Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama. Chuang rejected the Trump administration&#8217;s argument that Musk is not the DOGE administrator and is instead merely a senior adviser to the president who has no independent authority.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-3\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Shalal, Andrea; Bose, Nandita (February 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-appears-contradict-white-house-says-elon-musk-charge-doge-2025-02-20\/\">&#8220;Trump appears to contradict White House, says Elon Musk in charge of DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250220014245\/https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-appears-contradict-white-house-says-elon-musk-charge-doge-2025-02-20\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 20,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>&#8216;I signed an order creating the Department of Government Efficiency and put a man named Elon Musk in charge,&#8217; Trump told an audience of investors and company executives in Miami.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-4\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Picchi, Aimee (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-doge-not-employee-no-authority-white-house-says\/\">&#8220;Musk is not an employee of DOGE and &#8220;has no actual or formal authority,&#8221; White House says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CBS News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Like other senior White House advisers, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-6\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mac, Ryan; Conger, Kate; Schleifer, Theodore (March 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/20\/technology\/elon-musk-steve-davis-doge.html\">&#8220;Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk&#8217;s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0362-4331\">0362-4331<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Bing, Christopher; Asher-Schapiro, Avi; Kroll, Andy (February 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency\">&#8220;DOGE&#8217;s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ProPublica<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 24,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-LNFOX_1_8-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L27N_I9Yg98\">&#8220;WATCH:Trump and Elon Musk double down on DOGE and cutting &#8220;wasteful spending&#8221;&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube\">YouTube<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LiveNow_from_Fox\">LiveNow from Fox<\/a>. February 11, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 19,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>today it&#8217;s Doge and I&#8217;m going to ask Elon to tell you a little bit about it (0m40s)<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2025-01-29\/pdf\/2025-02005.pdf\">&#8220;Establishing and Implementing the President&#8217;s &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221;&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>90<\/strong>\u00a0(14). Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration:\u00a08441\u20138442. January 29, 2025.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250129130442\/https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2025-01-29\/pdf\/2025-02005.pdf\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0from the original on January 29, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-11\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ostroff, Caitlin; Shifflett, Shane; Benedict, James.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/elon-musk-doge-federal-savings-claims-783b9507\">&#8220;DOGE Claims It Has Saved Billions. See Where&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-12\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Habeshian, Sareen (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/05\/elon-musk-trump-speech-congress-photo\">&#8220;Trump praises Musk&#8217;s DOGE cuts in address to Congress&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-WHS_1_13-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Whitehurst, Lindsay (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-doge-white-house-layoffs-0fcdbb692717c63203ef971cb9807b35\">&#8220;White House says Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE, but is advising the president&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press\">AP<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>The Trump administration, on the other hand, says Musk is not a DOGE employee<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-14\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Siddiqui, Faiz; Allison, Natalie (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250220080654\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/02\/18\/elon-musk-doge\/\">&#8220;Who&#8217;s running DOGE? The White House says it&#8217;s not Elon Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/02\/18\/elon-musk-doge\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 20, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-15\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Charalambous, Peter (February 17, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/white-house-claims-elon-musk-doesnt-run-doge\/story?id=118913206\">&#8220;Contradictory statements about Musk make it unclear who runs DOGE&#8221;<\/a>. ABC News.\u00a0<q>In his role as senior advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-16\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Falconer, Rebecca (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/18\/musk-doge-authority-trump-white-house\">&#8220;Musk is not a DOGE employee and &#8220;has no actual or formal authority,&#8221; White House says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Tecotzky_17-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Tecotzky, Alice (January 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/elon-musk-doge-early-spending-dei-contracts-2025-1\">&#8220;DOGE announces results from its first 80 hours of work \u2014 and it&#8217;s way behind schedule&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Business_Insider\">Business Insider<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0January 31,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Peters_252025_18-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Peters, Adele (February 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91272862\/what-will-it-take-to-stop-elon-musk-and-doge\">&#8220;What will it take to stop Elon Musk and DOGE?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Fast Company<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-19\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dwyer, Devin (February 17, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/elon-musks-government-role-unconstitutional-supreme-court\/story?id=118846052\">&#8220;Is Elon Musk&#8217;s government role unconstitutional? What the Supreme Court might say&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ABC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Chait_242025_20-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Chait, Jonathan (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250204210237\/https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2025\/02\/trump-musk-congress-constitution\/681568\/\">&#8220;The Constitutional Crisis Is Here&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Atlantic<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2025\/02\/trump-musk-congress-constitution\/681568\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 4, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>And so, although a handful of conservative intellectuals, including the budget wonk Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute and the law professor and former Bush-administration lawyer Jack Goldsmith, have described Musk&#8217;s ambitions as unconstitutional, most of the establishment right has cheered him on or stayed quiet. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina conceded that Musk&#8217;s project might not be strictly constitutional, but nonetheless told the news site NOTUS that &#8220;nobody should bellyache about that.&#8221;<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-21\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Raul, Alan Charles.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/02\/11\/trump-congress-courts-doge-musk\/\">&#8220;DOGE is unconstitutional. Here&#8217;s why&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 13,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>The radical reorganization now underway is not just footfaulting over procedural lines; it is shattering the fundamental checks and balances of our constitutional order. The DOGE process, if that is what it is, mocks two basic tenets of our government: that we are nation of laws, not men and that it is Congress which controls spending and passes legislation. The president must faithfully execute Congress&#8217;s laws and manage the executive agencies consistent with the Constitution and lawmakers&#8217; appropriations \u2014 not by any divine right or absolute power.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-22\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Peoples, Steve; Riccardi, Nicholas (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democrats-trump-elon-musk-doge-protest-91281e059b7e0d807a3dbb07ff638ebb\">&#8220;Democrats confront limits of their power in bid to stop Trump and Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-23\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Keith, Tamara (February 22, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/nx-s1-5305682\/elon-musk-doge-donald-trump-ethics\">&#8220;Elon Musk blurs the line between his government and business roles&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-24\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/192001\/elon-musk-government-funding-wealth\">&#8220;Bombshell Report Reveals How Much Money Elon Musk Got From Government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New Republic<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0028-6583\">0028-6583<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-25\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kim, Soo Rin.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/musk-works-slash-federal-spending-firms-received-billions\/story?id=118589121\">&#8220;As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms have received billions in government contracts&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ABC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-26\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Graf, Rachel (June 12, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/world-news\/here-s-a-list-of-all-major-legal-battles-musk-and-his-companies-are-facing-124061300082_1.html\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s a list of all major legal battles Musk and his companies are facing&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Standard<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-The_Guardian_27-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lowell, Hugo (February 12, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/11\/elon-musk-trump-doge\">&#8220;Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim &#8216;Doge&#8217; team is transparent&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Guardian<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Kim, Minho (February 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250218041225\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-doge-foia-public-records.html\">&#8220;Trump&#8217;s Declaration Allows Musk&#8217;s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-doge-foia-public-records.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 18, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-29\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Jacobson, Louis (February 8, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2025\/2\/8\/do-elon-musk-and-doge-have-power-to-close-us-government-agencies\">&#8220;Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to close US government agencies?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 10,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-30\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Pringle, Eleanor (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/02\/06\/elon-musk-conflicts-interest-doge-tesla-spacex\/\">&#8220;The person ruling on Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE conflicts of interest is\u2026Elon Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_(magazine)\">Fortune<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-31\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Tartar, Andre (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/02\/19\/doge-says-saved-55-billion-itemized-data-show-far-less\/\">&#8220;DOGE says it&#8217;s saved $55 billion, itemized data show far less&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_(magazine)\">Fortune<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Fowler, Stephen (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/19\/nx-s1-5302705\/doge-overstates-savings-federal-contracts\">&#8220;DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn&#8217;t add up&#8221;<\/a>. NPR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-doge-biggest-hoaxes_33-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Murray, Conor (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/02\/19\/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion\/\">&#8220;Here Are The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes And Inaccuracies\u2014As $8 Million Canceled ICE Contract Listed At $8 Billion&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes\">Forbes<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Timm, Jane C. (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/doge-days-musk-trump-tout-cuts-fraud-claims-are-debunked-rcna192217\">&#8220;Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims&#8221;<\/a>. NBC News.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-35\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Diamond, Dan; Siddiqui, Faiz (March 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/03\/07\/doge-fraud-cuts-elon-musk-trump\/\">&#8220;DOGE redefines &#8216;fraud&#8217; to defend cutting federal employees, programs&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0190-8286\">0190-8286<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 8,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>But independent watchdogs and outside analysts say Trump and Musk are using overly broad claims of fraud to build political support for sweeping cuts to programs and offices.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Reid, Tim; Coster, Helen; Oliphant, James (February 12, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/musk-cuts-based-more-political-ideology-than-real-cost-savings-so-far-2025-02-12\/\">&#8220;Musk&#8217;s DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far&#8221;<\/a>. Reuters.\u00a0<q>The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla, opens new tab CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-37\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/trump-says-he-will-buy-a-tesla-to-show-confidence-and-support-for-musk\">&#8220;Trump says he will buy a Tesla to show &#8216;confidence and support&#8217; for Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>PBS News<\/em>. March 11, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-38\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hernandez, Joe (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/04\/nx-s1-5286314\/department-of-government-efficiency-doge-explainer-elon-musk\">&#8220;DOGE is making major changes to the federal government. Is it legal?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-39\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<em>American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration<\/em>\u00a0(United States district court for the district of Maryland 2025) (&#8220;During the hearing, defendants took the position that DOGE is not an agency. This is curious. If DOGE is not an agency, then its employees cannot be detailed from DOGE to the SSA under the Economy Act. \u2026 Other courts have recently concluded, in well reasoned opinions, that USDS (i.e., DOGE) is an agency. \u2026 Guided by case law, and without the benefit of briefing on the issue, I am satisfied, for the purposes of this opinion, that DOGE is an agency with the meaning of the Privacy Act&#8221;),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321\/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.49.0.pdf\">Text<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-mattioli_40-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mattioli, Dana; Palazzolo, Joe; Safdar, Khadeeja (October 2, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/elon-musk-political-donations-stephen-miller-desantis-39464294\">&#8220;Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241002235549\/https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/elon-musk-political-donations-stephen-miller-desantis-39464294\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0October 3,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-41\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/07\/29\/musk-trump-endorsement-immigration\/\">&#8220;How Elon Musk came to endorse Donald Trump&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>. July 29, 2024.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240919110730\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/07\/29\/musk-trump-endorsement-immigration\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 9,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-42\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Wright, David; Leeds-Matthews, Alex (February 1, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/01\/politics\/elon-musk-2024-election-spending-millions\/index.html\">&#8220;Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN\">CNN<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Thadani_12062024_43-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Thadani, Trisha; Morse, Clara Ence (December 6, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250101000528\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/12\/06\/elon-musk-trump-campaign-spending-fec\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk is now America&#8217;s largest political donor&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0190-8286\">0190-8286<\/a>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/12\/06\/elon-musk-trump-campaign-spending-fec\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on January 1, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0December 31,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-44\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elon_Musk\">Musk, Elon [@elonmusk]<\/a>\u00a0(September 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1834640216721965470\">&#8220;Starship will make life multiplanetary, preserving life as know from extinction events on Earth, so long as it is not smothered by bureaucracy. There is more government regulatory smothering every year. If this continues, all large projects in the United States will be illegal&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tweet_(social_media)\">Tweet<\/a>) \u2013 via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-45\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Swan, David (November 4, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/delete-delete-delete-musk-s-political-plans-put-millions-of-americans-at-risk-20241101-p5kn4b.html\">&#8220;&#8216;Delete, delete, delete&#8217;: Musk&#8217;s political plans put millions of Americans at risk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241110053811\/https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/delete-delete-delete-musk-s-political-plans-put-millions-of-americans-at-risk-20241101-p5kn4b.html\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 13,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-46\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Cooper, Jonathan J. (September 5, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-elon-musk-government-efficiency-commission-e831ed5dc2f6a56999e1a70bb0a4eaeb\">&#8220;Trump says he&#8217;d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Associated Press News<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241202204949\/https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-elon-musk-government-efficiency-commission-e831ed5dc2f6a56999e1a70bb0a4eaeb\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on December 2, 2024. 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Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-48\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/economia\/2024\/11\/08\/milei-brindo-un-nuevo-apoyo-a-sturzenegger-y-afirmo-que-elon-musk-imitara-su-gestion-en-eeuu\/\">&#8220;Milei brind\u00f3 un nuevo apoyo a Sturzenegger y afirm\u00f3 que Elon Musk imitar\u00e1 su gesti\u00f3n en EEUU&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0[Milei provided new support to Sturzenegger and stated that Elon Musk will imitate his management in the US].\u00a0<em>infobae<\/em>\u00a0(in European Spanish). November 8, 2024.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241113103220\/https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/economia\/2024\/11\/08\/milei-brindo-un-nuevo-apoyo-a-sturzenegger-y-afirmo-que-elon-musk-imitara-su-gestion-en-eeuu\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 13, 2024. 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Trump immediately replied, &#8220;I&#8217;d love it.&#8221;<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DJTS_1_51-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1823144316014911820\">&#8220;LISTEN: Donald J. Trump&#8217;s space&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>x.com<\/em>. August 13, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0February 27,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>MUSK: I think it would be great to just have a government efficiency commission that takes a look at these things and just ensures that the taxpayer money, the taxpayers hard-earned money is spent in a good way. I&#8217;d be happy to help out on such a commission&#8230;TRUMP: I&#8217;d love it. 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Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Shepardson_53-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Shepardson, David (August 20, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-he-would-consider-ending-7500-electric-vehicle-credit-2024-08-19\/\">&#8220;Trump says he may end EV tax credit; is open to naming Elon Musk as an adviser&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241206064735\/https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-he-would-consider-ending-7500-electric-vehicle-credit-2024-08-19\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on December 6, 2024. 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Retrieved\u00a0March 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-EM_55-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Cameron, Hugh (August 20, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-donald-trump-cabinet-position-offer-meme-1941624\">&#8220;Elon Musk &#8216;Willing to Serve&#8217; in Trump Cabinet&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek\">Newsweek<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241007003559\/https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-donald-trump-cabinet-position-offer-meme-1941624\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on October 7, 2024. 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Retrieved\u00a0December 22,\u00a02024.\u00a0<q>The acronym of the new department \u2013 DOGE \u2013 also references the name of the cryptocurrency dogecoin that Musk promotes.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Limehouse_58-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Limehouse, Jonathan (November 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2024\/11\/13\/what-is-doge-elon-musk\/76255384007\/\">&#8220;What is &#8216;Doge&#8217;? Explaining the meme and cryptocurrency after Elon Musk&#8217;s appointment to D.O.G.E.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em>USA Today<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-59\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/HysDMs2a-iM?si=92I5LD1FY2PAsSuG&amp;t=15822\">&#8220;WATCH LIVE: Trump holds campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(video).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PBS_NewsHour\">PBS NewsHour<\/a>. October 28, 2024 \u2013 via YouTube.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-60\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Stein, Jeff; Dawsey, Josh (November 1, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/11\/01\/elon-musk-cuts-government-trump-election\">&#8220;Inside Elon Musk&#8217;s vision to remake government: &#8216;Delete, delete, delete'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0November 13,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-61\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/59727\">&#8220;The Federal Budget in Fiscal Year 2023: An Infographic&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.cbo.gov<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241127223134\/https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/59727\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 27, 2024. 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Retrieved\u00a0December 14,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-63\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Grace, Ivy (November 1, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/personal-finance\/25\/02\/44009020\/ron-paul-responds-to-elon-musks-doge-invite-id-love-to-help-bring-sanity-back-warns-of-big-threat-to-retirement-funds-and-401ks\">&#8220;Ron Paul Responds To Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Invite: &#8216;I&#8217;d Love to Help Bring Sanity Back!&#8217; \u2014 Warns Of Big &#8216;Threat&#8217; To Retirement Funds And 401(k)s&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Benzinga<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/statement-president-elect-donald-j-trump-announcing-that-elon-musk-and-vivek-ramaswamy\">&#8220;Statement by President-elect Donald J. Trump Announcing That Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Will Lead the Department of Government Efficiency (&#8220;DOGE&#8221;)&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The American Presidency Project<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 27,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-65\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Barber, Rachel.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/15\/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-trump\/76289564007\/\">&#8220;Musk asks &#8216;high-IQ revolutionaries&#8217; to work for Trump project without pay&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>USA TODAY<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 27,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-66\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kirkland, Joel (February 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/power-switch\/2024\/11\/13\/elon-musks-guide-to-shrinking-the-government-00189275\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s guide to shrinking the government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-67\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1856532960104583329\">&#8220;99 Federal agencies is more than enough&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Tweet).\u00a0<em>Twitter<\/em>. November 13, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-68\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Nelken-Zitser, Joshua.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-wants-to-delete-entire-federal-agencies-2024-11\">&#8220;DOGE wants to &#8216;delete&#8217; entire federal agencies, Vivek Ramaswamy says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241118124046\/https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-wants-to-delete-entire-federal-agencies-2024-11\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 18, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 18,\u00a02024.\u00a0<q>On Sunday morning, Ramaswamy appeared on Fox News &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures&#8221; and was asked about DOGE&#8217;s plans for the future of federal agencies&#8230;He said to expect &#8220;certain agencies to be deleted outright,&#8221; reductions in head count for &#8220;bloated&#8221; areas of government, and &#8220;massive&#8221; cuts to federal contracting.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-69\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-backtracks-doge-federal-budget-cut-2012419\">&#8220;Elon Musk backtracks on $2 trillion DOGE budget-cutting ambition&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>. January 9, 2025. 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Retrieved\u00a0November 22,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-74\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0McHardy, Martha (November 22, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-doge-subcommittee-trump-1990001\">&#8220;Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out DOGE plan to fire government employees&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241122132525\/https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-doge-subcommittee-trump-1990001\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 22, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 22,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-75\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sanders, Chris (November 21, 2024). Bell, Alistair (ed.).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/marjorie-taylor-greene-work-with-musks-new-government-efficiency-panel-2024-11-21\/\">&#8220;Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Musk&#8217;s new government efficiency panel&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0November 22,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-76\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Carney, Jordain (November 21, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/new-house-doge-subcommittee-00190855\">&#8220;House Oversight plans new subcommittee to coordinate with DOGE efforts&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Politico<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0November 22,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Tully-McManus_77-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Tully-McManus, Katherine (November 22, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/22\/congress\/a-senate-doge-caucus-00191360\">&#8220;Ernst to head new Senate DOGE Caucus&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico\">Politico<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0November 23,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-78\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ernst.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/ernst-creates-senate-doge-caucus-to-eliminate-government-waste\">&#8220;Ernst Creates Senate DOGE Caucus to Eliminate Government Waste&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.ernst.senate.gov<\/em>. November 22, 2024.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241123200355\/https:\/\/www.ernst.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/ernst-creates-senate-doge-caucus-to-eliminate-government-waste\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 23,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Solender, Andrew (December 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/13\/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-democrats\">&#8220;Inside House Democrats&#8217; DOGE-curious bloc&#8221;<\/a>. Axios. Retrieved\u00a0December 15,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGE-Democrats-2_80-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hansen-White, Rebecca (December 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klcc.org\/politics-government\/2024-12-13\/us-representative-val-hoyle-is-one-of-a-few-democrats-to-join-doge-caucus\">&#8220;US Representative Val Hoyle is one of a few Democrats to join DOGE caucus&#8221;<\/a>. KLCC. Retrieved\u00a0December 15,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Elkind, Elizabeth (December 17, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/lawmakers-eye-low-hanging-fruit-government-efficiency-after-first-doge-caucus-meeting\">&#8220;Lawmakers eye &#8216;low hanging fruit&#8217; for government efficiency after first DOGE Caucus meeting&#8221;<\/a>. Fox News. Retrieved\u00a0December 18,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Pol-Doge-1_82-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Carney, Jordain (December 19, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/19\/congress\/ernsts-doge-like-bill-00195301\">&#8220;Ernst rolls out next DOGE-inspired bill&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Politico<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0December 20,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-83\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ernst.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/ernst-drains-the-swamp\">&#8220;Ernst Drains the Swamp&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.ernst.senate.gov<\/em>. September 13, 2023. Retrieved\u00a0December 20,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-84\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Carpenter, Susan (December 19, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2024\/12\/19\/sen--joni-ernst-drain-the-swamp-federal-workforce\">&#8220;Sen. Ernst introduces bill to relocate 30% of federal workforce&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ny1.com<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0December 20,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Zarona_Punchbowl_252025_85-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Zarona, Melanie; Bresnahan, John (February 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250205194302\/https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/newsletter\/\">&#8220;DOGE-curious Dems dwindle after early Musk moves&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Punchbowl News<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/newsletter\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 5, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-86\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ahmed, Sofia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/feb\/18\/social-media\/doge-didnt-discover-27-trillion-in-improper-federa\/\">&#8220;DOGE didn&#8217;t uncover $2.7 trillion improper federal payments&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Politifact<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-87\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Vivek Ramaswamy [@VivekGRamaswamy] (December 2, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1863651909392810344\">&#8220;Most government projects should come with a clear expiry date. That&#8217;s why we set one for @DOGE: July 4, 2026&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Tweet).\u00a0<em>Twitter<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-88\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elon Musk [@elonmusk] (December 2, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1863666221301764462\">&#8220;The final step of @DOGE is to delete itself&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Tweet).\u00a0<em>Twitter<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-89\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Nazzaro, Miranda (November 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/4987402-trump-musk-advisory-group-spending\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241201235131\/https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/4987402-trump-musk-advisory-group-spending\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 13,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-90\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Henderson, O. Kay (November 7, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioiowa.com\/2024\/11\/07\/trumps-great-american-fair-idea-on-iowa-state-fairgrounds-recirculates\/\">&#8220;Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Great American Fair&#8217; idea on Iowa State Fairgrounds recirculates&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Radio Iowa<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241113082519\/https:\/\/www.radioiowa.com\/2024\/11\/07\/trumps-great-american-fair-idea-on-iowa-state-fairgrounds-recirculates\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 13,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-91\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Brodkin, Jon (November 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2024\/11\/trump-says-elon-musk-will-lead-doge-a-new-department-of-government-efficiency\/\">&#8220;Trump says Elon Musk will lead &#8220;DOGE,&#8221; a new Department of Government Efficiency&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ars_Technica\">Ars Technica<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241126214537\/https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2024\/11\/trump-says-elon-musk-will-lead-doge-a-new-department-of-government-efficiency\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 26, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0November 25,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/03\/03\/2025-03527\/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-cost-efficiency-initiative\">&#8220;Implementing the President&#8217;s &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; Cost Efficiency Initiative Executive Order 14222&#8243;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Register\">Federal Register<\/a><\/em>. February 26, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-93\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Jacobs, Jennifer; Jiang, Weijia; G\u00f3mez, Fin (January 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vivek-ramaswamy-expected-to-depart-doge\/\">&#8220;Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CBS News<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250119214459\/https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vivek-ramaswamy-expected-to-depart-doge\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0January 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-94\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/20\/doge-musk-helped-eject-ramaswamy-00199487\">&#8220;&#8216;Everyone wants him out&#8217;: How Musk helped boot Ramaswamy from DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. January 20, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-95\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Beaumont, Thomas; Cooper, Jonathan J. (January 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-ohio-governor-musk-trump-328400a5cc47adde8dd97eb628d18164\">&#8220;Ramaswamy won&#8217;t serve on Trump&#8217;s government efficiency commission as he mulls run for Ohio governor&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0January 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-96\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Margaritoff, Marco (January 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/vivek-ramaswamy-addresses-sudden-exit-from-doge-i-think-thats-incorrect_n_6798be48e4b035ecd67cb456\">&#8220;Vivek Ramaswamy Addresses Sudden Exit From DOGE: &#8216;I Think That&#8217;s Incorrect'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>HuffPost<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0January 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-TUM_1_97-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Miller, Zeke; Tucker, Eric; Weissert, Will (January 26, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-inspectors-general-fired-congress-unlawful-4e8bc57e132c3f9a7f1c2a3754359993\">&#8220;Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press\">AP<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-98\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sherman, Claire Cranford, Amy.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2025\/feb\/13\/trump-musk-claim-government-fraud-without-showing\/\">&#8220;Trump, Musk federal spending objections not proof of fraud&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>@politifact<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-NPR-oval-office_99-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Moore, Elena (February 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/11\/nx-s1-5293504\/trump-musk-doge-oval-office\">&#8220;Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-MMSS_1_100-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hutzler, Alexandra (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/musk-misreads-social-security-data-millions-dead-people\/story?id=118960821\">&#8220;Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not getting benefits, experts say&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_(United_States)\">ABC News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-101\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Susan Blake (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/social-security-over-100-payments-elon-musk-claims-2032774\">&#8220;Are people over 100 receiving Social Security benefits? What we know&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-102\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Haberman, Maggie; Schleifer, Theodore; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (February 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-oval-office.html\">&#8220;At Oval Office, Musk Makes Broad Claims of Federal Fraud Without Proof&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-103\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Blake, Aaron (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/412vLgh\">&#8220;Trump and Musk can&#8217;t seem to locate much evidence of fraud&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-FCTS_1_104-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hoffman, Riley (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/fact-checking-trumps-speech-congress\/story?id=119447124\">&#8220;Fact-checking Trump&#8217;s speech to Congress&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_(United_States)\">ABC News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/01\/30\/2025-02094\/reforming-the-federal-hiring-process-and-restoring-merit-to-government-service\">&#8220;Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>. January 30, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/02\/14\/2025-02762\/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative\">&#8220;Implementing the President&#8217;s &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; Workforce Optimization Initiative&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>. February 14, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-107\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/02\/25\/2025-03138\/ensuring-lawful-governance-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency\">&#8220;Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President&#8217;s &#8220;Department of Government Efficiency&#8221; Deregulatory Initiative&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>. February 25, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-108\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0@elonmusk (November 3, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1853079605596340235\">&#8220;There should be no need for FOIA requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Tweet).\u00a0<em>Twitter<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Drucker, David M. (January 23, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/clever-trump-executive-order-shrouds-doge-from-public-scrutiny\/\">&#8220;&#8216;Clever&#8217; Trump Executive Order Shrouds DOGE From Public Scrutiny&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Dispatch<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-110\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ciaramella, C. J. (February 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2025\/02\/28\/trump-admin-argues-doge-is-exempt-from-records-requests-in-foia-lawsuit\/\">&#8220;Trump admin. argues DOGE is exempt from records requests in FOIA lawsuit&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reason.com<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-111\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensforethics.org\/legal-action\/lawsuits\/crew-sues-us-doge-service-to-compel-transparency\/\">&#8220;CREW sues US DOGE Service to compel transparency&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington<\/em>. February 20, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-112\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/10\/judge-orders-doge-record-release-00223151\">&#8220;Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; power and &#8216;unusual secrecy'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. March 10, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-113\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mascaro, Lisa (March 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doge-trump-musk-house-democrats-foia-6d0d66b73e002ef7e9d6a69c585266c1\">&#8220;Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates &#8216;outside the bounds&#8217; of US law&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Ngo_1212025_114-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Madeline, Ngo; Schleifer, Theodore (January 21, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/21\/us\/politics\/doge-government-efficiency-trump-musk.html\">&#8220;How Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency Will Work&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0362-4331\">0362-4331<\/a>. 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Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-152\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250214075951\/https:\/\/doge.gov\/workforce?orgId=7cd300eb-cf3f-47f5-90f1-9e66a8bc8d07&amp;ref=404media.co\">&#8220;Meet the U.S. Government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>DOGE.gov<\/em>. February 14, 2025. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doge.gov\/workforce?orgId=7cd300eb-cf3f-47f5-90f1-9e66a8bc8d07\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 14, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>THESE &#8220;EXPERTS&#8221; LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN \u2013 roro<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-153\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Zoe Tillman; Erik Larson Bloomberg (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailynewsonline.com\/news\/judge-prods-where-is-mr-musk-as-doge-legal-challenges-build\/article_72ff05b6-f3ce-11ef-9dec-83e9cb53380b.html\">&#8220;Judge prods &#8216;Where is Mr. Musk&#8217; as DOGE legal challenges build&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Daily News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 26,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-what-DOGE-is-doing_154-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Popli, Nik (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7222251\/doge-musk-federal-workers-government\/\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s What DOGE Is Doing Across the Federal Government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TIME<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Foley, Ryan J. (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doge-federal-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df\">&#8220;Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk&#8217;s DOGE are expected to produce no savings&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. AP. Retrieved\u00a0February 26,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-:7_156-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bhatia, Aatish; Katz, Josh; Sanger-Katz, Margot; Singer, Ethan (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/upshot\/doge-contracts-musk-trump.html\">&#8220;DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0362-4331\">0362-4331<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-157\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Tartar, Andre (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/02\/19\/doge-says-saved-55-billion-itemized-data-show-far-less\/\">&#8220;DOGE says it&#8217;s saved $55 billion, itemized data show far less&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_(magazine)\">Fortune<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-158\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Diamond, Dan; Siddiqui, Faiz (March 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/03\/07\/doge-fraud-cuts-elon-musk-trump\/\">&#8220;DOGE redefines &#8216;fraud&#8217; to defend cutting federal employees, programs&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0190-8286\">0190-8286<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 8,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>But independent watchdogs and outside analysts say Trump and Musk are using overly broad claims of fraud to build political support for sweeping cuts to programs and offices.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-159\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/federal-auditors-doge-elon-musk\/\">&#8220;&#8216;It&#8217;s a Heist&#8217;: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGE_NRO_Leak_2025-02-14_160-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bendery, Jennifer (February 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HuffPost\">HuffPost<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-161\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Steakin, Will; Bruggeman, Lucien; Smith, Cindy (February 17, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/agency-data-shared-doge-online-sparks-concern-intelligence\/story?id=118858837\">&#8220;DOGE data release criticized by intel community; Trump admin says it&#8217;s public data&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ABC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-162\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Vicens, A.J.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-spy-agency-data-doge-website-was-unclassified-not-meant-public-release-2025-02-21\/\">&#8220;US spy agency data on DOGE website was &#8216;unclassified&#8217; but not meant for public release&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters\">Reuters<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGE-conceals-id_163-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/nation-politics\/doge-makes-its-latest-errors-harder-to-find\/\">&#8220;DOGE makes its latest errors harder to find&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Seattle Times<\/em>. March 13, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-164\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7266743\/elon-musk-social-security-federal-benefits-cuts-fraud-doge-trump\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk Eyes Social Security and Benefit Programs for Cuts&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TIME<\/em>. March 11, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>&#8220;&#8221;Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to be cut. &#8220;Most of the federal spending is entitlements,&#8221; Musk told the Fox Business Network. &#8220;That&#8217;s the big one to eliminate.&#8221;<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-165\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/31\/us-news\/vance-reveals-doges-most-important-undertaking-i-dont-even-think-its-the-cost-savings\/\">&#8220;Vance reveals DOGE&#8217;s &#8216;most important&#8217; undertaking: &#8216;I don&#8217;t even think it&#8217;s the cost savings'&#8221;<\/a>. January 31, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-166\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250222021720\/https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/trump-cabinet-picks-with-project-2025-ties.html\">&#8220;The Trump Cabinet Picks That Have Ties to Project 2025&#8221;<\/a>. November 29, 2024. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/trump-cabinet-picks-with-project-2025-ties.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 22, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>the vice-president-elect is a prominent ally of the Heritage Foundation and a longtime friend and collaborator with foundation president and Project 2025 architect Kevin D. Roberts. Vance wrote the foreword for Roberts&#8217;s upcoming book, Dawn&#8217;s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-167\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Gleeson, Cailey.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/caileygleeson\/2024\/07\/05\/trump-disavows-project-2025-calls-some-of-conservative-groups-ideas-absolutely-ridiculous-and-abysmal\/\">&#8220;Trump Disavows Project 2025: Calls Some Of Conservative Group&#8217;s Ideas &#8216;Absolutely Ridiculous And Abysmal'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Forbes<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-168\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-i-have-nothing-to-do-with-project-2025-trump-says\">&#8220;WATCH: &#8216;I have nothing to do with Project 2025,&#8217; Trump says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>PBS News<\/em>. September 10, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-169\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Groves, Stephen (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-russell-vought-confirmation-budget-project-2025-7d1c476694176876256e95cecbd49231\">&#8220;Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-170\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Devine, Curt; Tolan, Casey; Ash, Audrey; Lah, Kyung (August 15, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250305011909\/https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/15\/politics\/russ-vought-project-2025-trump-secret-recording-invs\/index.html\">&#8220;In secretly recorded video, Project 2025 co-author says he&#8217;s drafted hundreds of executive orders for Trump | CNN Politics&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/15\/politics\/russ-vought-project-2025-trump-secret-recording-invs\/index.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on March 5, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-171\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lardner, Richard (August 5, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/project-2025-russell-vought-trump-federal-government-38fc446832062e40fc2ccad6f3348dfd\">&#8220;A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-172\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/playbook\/\">&#8220;180-Day Playbook&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Project 2025<\/em>. February 2, 2023. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-173\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Masters, Hamilton Matthew (February 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillescene.com\/news\/pithinthewind\/john-rose-governor-project-2025\/article_e264fa21-aa96-502d-9814-09c75eecc30b.html\">&#8220;Rep. John Rose Talks Policy, Forthcoming Gubernatorial Campaign&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Nashville Scene<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>How do you think the president was prepared to issue all these executive orders? How do you think they were prepared to make all of these appointments in such quick succession after he got into office? Project 2025.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-174\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Contorno, Steve; Tolan, Casey (January 31, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/31\/politics\/trump-policy-project-2025-executive-orders-invs\/index.html\">&#8220;Trump said he hadn&#8217;t read Project 2025 \u2013 but most of his early executive orders overlap with its proposals&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN\">CNN<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 21,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-175\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/interactives\/2025\/trump-executive-orders-project-2025\/\">&#8220;37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump&#8217;s executive orders&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico\">Politico<\/a><\/em>. February 5, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-176\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Wendling, Mike (February 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c977njnvq2do\">&#8220;What is Project 2025? Wish list for Trump second term, explained&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC\">BBC<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 15,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Project 2025 proposes that the entire federal bureaucracy, including independent agencies such as the Department of Justice, be placed under direct presidential control &#8211; a controversial idea known as &#8220;unitary executive theory&#8221;<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-177\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0cnihill (January 21, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/trump-restores-schedule-f-via-executive-order\/\">&#8220;Trump restores Schedule F via executive order&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>FedScoop<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-178\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Shivaram, Deepa (November 22, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/22\/nx-s1-5193351\/trump-russ-vought-omb-budget-director\">&#8220;Trump nominates Russ Vought for White House budget director once again&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-put-them-in-trauma_179-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2024\/10\/inside-key-maga-leaders-plans-new-trump-agenda\/400607\/\">&#8220;&#8216;Put them in trauma&#8217;: Inside a key MAGA leader&#8217;s plans for a new Trump agenda&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Government Executive<\/em>. October 28, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0March 10,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-EOP_1_180-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Vought, Russ (2023). &#8220;Sect.1, ch.2&#8221;.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24088042-project-2025s-mandate-for-leadership-the-conservative-promise\/?mode=document\"><em>Excutive office of the President of the United States<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Heritage_Foundation\">The Heritage Foundation<\/a>. p.\u00a076.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-89195-174-2\"><bdi>978-0-89195-174-2<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-trump-P25-musk_181-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Filipovic, Jill (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2025\/02\/donald-trump-project-2025-elon-musk-doge.html\">&#8220;Project 2025 Makes Trump&#8217;s Goal Chillingly Clear&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Slate<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1091-2339\">1091-2339<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-182\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kilgore, Ed (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/russell-vought-omb-glue-elon-musk-republicans.html\">&#8220;Russell Vought Is the Glue Between Elon Musk and Republicans&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Intelligencer<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-183\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lahut, Jake.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/katie-stephen-miller-elon-musk-takeover\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-184\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bidgood, Jess; Swan, Jonathan (February 15, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250215012745\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/05\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-relationship.html\">&#8220;Inside the Trump-Musk Relationship&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/05\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-relationship.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 15, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-185\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/musk-says-doge-almost-every-federal-agency-plans-double-staff-rcna195735\">&#8220;Musk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staff&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>. March 10, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-186\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elon Musk [@elonmusk] (February 2, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1885966827227861179\">&#8220;DOGE is working 120 hour a week. Our bureaucratic opponents optimistically work 40 hours a week. That is why they are losing so fast&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Tweet).\u00a0<em>Twitter<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-187\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0SMITH, DAVE.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/03\/17\/elon-musk-doge-120-hour-week-sleep-productivity-health\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk says his DOGE team works 120 hours a week. If they used all their remaining time for sleep, they still wouldn&#8217;t come close to 8 hours a night&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>fortune.com<\/em>. Fortune. Retrieved\u00a0March 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-188\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/world-news\/elon-musk-office-clarified-white-house-doge-mission-trump-2-0-125012801114_1.html\">&#8220;Where will Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE team work? Not in the Oval Office, Trump says&#8221;<\/a>. January 28, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-189\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Schiffer, Zo\u00eb (January 29, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-sleeping-doge-office\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk Tells Friends He&#8217;s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-190\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Whitehurst, Lindsay.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/federal-judge-blocks-doge-accessing-social-security-personal-119998804\">&#8220;Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ABC News<\/em>. Associated Press. Retrieved\u00a0March 21,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-191\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Grumbach, Gary (March 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/live-blog\/trump-administration-education-department-immigration-live-updates-rcna196782\">&#8220;Acting DOGE head pulls back the curtain on parts of the group&#8217;s structure in a court filing&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-192\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hernandez, Joe (February 26, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5310634\/amy-gleason-doge-administrator\">&#8220;Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>The executive order creating DOGE notes that the office is to be run by an administrator who reports directly to the White House chief of staff.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-193\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kelly, Makena.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/doge-elon-musk-leadership-administrator\/\">&#8220;Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who&#8217;s Legally Running DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 21,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-194\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bing, Christopher; Asher-Schapiro, Avi; Waldman, Annie (March 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/doge-leadership-elon-musk-amy-gleason-trump-ethics-conflict-of-interest\">&#8220;Who&#8217;s Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World&#8217;s Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ProPublica<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/doge-staff-list.html?smid=url-share\">&#8220;The People Carrying Out Musk&#8217;s Plans at DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>. March 14, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/18\/doge-leader-human-services-gleason-00237827\">&#8220;The person the White House says is leading DOGE has also been working at HHS&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. March 18, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-197\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Picchi, Aimee (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/elon-musk-doge-not-employee-no-authority-white-house-says\/\">&#8220;Musk is not an employee of DOGE and &#8220;has no actual or formal authority,&#8221; White House says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS_News\">CBS News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-198\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Stratford, Michael (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/judge-questions-constitutionality-doge-elon-musk-00205866\">&#8220;Judge questions constitutionality of DOGE, Musk&#8217;s role&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-199\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Woodward, Alex (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/elon-musk-doge-administrator-karoline-leavitt-b2704577.html\">&#8220;White House refuses to reveal the name of the DOGE administrator&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Independent<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-200\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-white-house-refuses-to-reveal-doge-administrator-during-briefing\">&#8220;WATCH: White House refuses to &#8216;reveal&#8217; DOGE administrator during briefing&#8221;<\/a>. PBS News. February 25, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-201\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bose, Nandita (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/white-house-names-amy-gleason-administrator-musks-doge-program-2025-02-25\/\">&#8220;White House names Amy Gleason the administrator for Musk&#8217;s DOGE program&#8221;<\/a>. Reuters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-ap-25feb2025_202-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Foley, Ryan J. (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doge-acting-administrator-amy-gleason-65af638e646fdd5dd6d5fcc5cc04a2e7\">&#8220;Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE&#8217;s acting leader by the White House?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press\">Associated Press<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-203\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kalmbacher, Colin (March 1, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/that-seems-like-a-knowable-fact-doesnt-it-judge-upbraids-trump-admin-lawyer-for-lack-of-knowledge-and-strange-disconnect-about-how-doge-operates\/\">&#8220;Judge upbraids Trump admin lawyer for lack of knowledge about how DOGE operates&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Law &amp; Crime<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 1,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-204\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Shalal, Andrea; Bose, Nandita (February 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-appears-contradict-white-house-says-elon-musk-charge-doge-2025-02-20\/\">&#8220;Trump appears to contradict White House, says Elon Musk in charge of DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-205\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lebowitz, Megan (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/lawyer-submits-new-evidence-case-doge-using-trumps-words-rcna194840\">&#8220;Lawyer submits &#8216;new evidence&#8217; in case against DOGE, using Trump&#8217;s own words&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-206\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7264688\/trump-speech-congress-2025-transcript\/\">&#8220;Read Full Transcript of Trump&#8217;s 2025 Speech to Congress&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TIME<\/em>. March 5, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-207\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Egwuonwu, Nnamdi (March 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/trump-cabinet-meeting-new-limits-elon-musk-backlash-doge-cuts-rcna195259\">&#8220;Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk&#8217;s authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts&#8221;<\/a>. NBC News.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-208\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lee, Ella (March 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5201430-judge-elon-musk-usaid\/\">&#8220;Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_(newspaper)\">The Hill<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 18,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>It marks the first time a judge has ruled that Musk is likely exercising enough independent authority to require him to be confirmed by the Senate under the Constitution&#8217;s Appointments Clause. &#8220;The record of his activities to date establishes that his role has been and will continue to be as the leader of DOGE, with the same duties and degree of continuity as if he was formally in that position,'&#8221; wrote Chuang, an appointee of former President Obama. Chuang rejected the Trump administration&#8217;s argument that Musk is not the DOGE administrator and is instead merely a senior adviser to the president who has no independent authority.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-government-young-engineers\/\">&#8220;The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk&#8217;s Government Takeover&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^ Schleifer, Theodore; Nehamas, Nicholas; Conger, Kate; Mac, Ryan (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250215070546\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/07\/us\/politics\/musk-doge-aides.html\">&#8220;Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk&#8217;s Broadside Against Government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/07\/us\/politics\/musk-doge-aides.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 15, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-wp-zs-25_211-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Zakrzewski, Cat; Siddiqui, Faiz (February 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250206144811\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/02\/05\/elon-musk-federal-technology-takeover\/\">&#8220;How Elon Musk&#8217;s deputies took over the government&#8217;s most basic functions&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/02\/05\/elon-musk-federal-technology-takeover\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 6, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-212\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Leloup, Damien; Szadkowski, Micha\u00ebl (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/pixels\/article\/2025\/02\/07\/who-are-the-doge-kids-the-disciples-of-elon-musk-tasked-with-hacking-the-us-federal-government_6737883_13.html\">&#8220;Who are Elon Musk&#8217;s &#8216;DOGE kids,&#8217; tasked with &#8216;hacking&#8217; the US federal government?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Le Monde<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-213\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Tangermann, Victor (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/elon-musk-doge-kid-screaming-tantrum\">&#8220;One of Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Kids Just Had an Explosive Screaming Tantrum&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Futurism<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Hager, Eli (March 12, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security\">&#8220;&#8221;The President Wanted It and I Did It&#8221;: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security&#8217;s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ProPublica<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 12,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>[T]he full recording reveals that [Leland Dudek] went much further, citing not only the actions being taken at the agency by the people he repeatedly called &#8220;the DOGE kids&#8230;&#8221;<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-215\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Krebs, Brian (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2025\/02\/teen-on-musks-doge-team-graduated-from-the-com\/\">&#8220;Teen on Musk&#8217;s DOGE Team Graduated from &#8216;The Com'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Krebs on Security<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Experts say it is extremely difficult for former members of violent street gangs to gain a security clearance needed to view sensitive or classified information held by the U.S. government. &#8230;The Com is the English-language cybercriminal hacking equivalent of a violent street gang.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-216\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sauer, Megan; Shamo, Lauren (September 7, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/09\/07\/lesserevil-ceo-why-i-left-wall-street-for-a-failing-snack-company.html\">&#8220;52-year-old quit his job, bought a failing snack company for $250,000\u2014now it brings in $103 million a year&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNBC<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-bloomberg-law-lmabc-25_217-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Leopold, Jason; Murphy, Margi; Alexander, Sophie; Bleiberg, Jake; Cormier, Anthony (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/ip-law\/doge-teen-was-fired-by-cyber-firm-for-leaking-company-secrets\">&#8220;DOGE Teen Was Fired by Cyber Firm for Leaking Company Secrets&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloomberg_Law\">Bloomberg Law<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-218\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Otto, Greg; Winter, Jana (December 4, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/the-com-764-cybercrime-violent-crime-fbi-intellignce-report\/\">&#8220;Feds are probing 764, The Com&#8217;s use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Cyberscoop<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-219\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Fiallo, Josh (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/meet-the-gen-z-doge-goon-gavin-kliger-who-is-set-to-access-taxpayers-secrets\/\">&#8220;Meet the Gen-Z DOGE Minion Set to Access Taxpayers&#8217; Secrets&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Daily Beast<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0McShane, Julianne; Rosenberg, Jacob (February 16, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/doge-elon-musk-ron-unz-holocaust-substack-post-sailer-vdare-trump\/\">&#8220;DOGE Worker Says He Was Radicalized by Reading Writer Who Later Denied Holocaust&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother_Jones_(magazine)\">Mother Jones<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-221\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Alper, Alexandra; Satter, Raphael.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/staffer-with-elon-musks-doge-amplified-white-supremacists-online-2025-02-07\/\">&#8220;Staffer with Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE amplified white supremacists online&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>reuters.com<\/em>. Reuters. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-222\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Klee, Miles (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/musk-doge-techies-young-what-we-know-1235256687\/\">&#8220;What We Know So Far About the Young Techies Working for DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-223\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Cohen, Zachary; Treene, Alayna; Gold, Hadas (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/18\/politics\/opm-privacy-team-fired\/index.html\">&#8220;&#8216;Good luck with that.&#8217; Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 24,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-224\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/doge-federal-workers\">&#8220;Musk Slammed for Claiming It&#8217;s Unlawful to Publicly Identify DOGE Personnel&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-wp-hm-doge-25_225-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Hsu, Spencer S.; Marley, Patrick (February 3, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/02\/03\/martin-supports-for-musk-doge\/\">&#8220;U.S. attorney hints at prosecutions over &#8216;targeting&#8217; of DOGE employees&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-nyt-conger-musk-doge-x_226-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Conger, Kate (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/04\/technology\/elon-musk-x-doge.html\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. 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(February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/top-trump-prosecutor-dc-opens-probe-based-referral-elon-musk-2025-02-07\/\">&#8220;Top Trump prosecutor in DC opens probe based on referral from Elon Musk&#8221;<\/a>. Reuters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-229\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bensinger, Ken (February 12, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/business\/media\/elon-musk-doxxing-marko-elez.html\">&#8220;How Elon Musk and the Right Are Trying to Recast Reporting as &#8216;Doxxing'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-bbc-musk-reddit-25_230-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Gerkin, Tom (February 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czrlep5xpmzo\">&#8220;Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_News\">BBC News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 5,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-231\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Staff, Distractify (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.distractify.com\/p\/elon-musk-posts-judge-daughter\">&#8220;Elon Musk Accused of Doxxing After Reposting Judge John McConnell&#8217;s Daughter&#8217;s Job on X&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Distractify<\/em>. 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Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/doge-staff-list.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 28, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Asher-Schapiro, Avi; Bing, Christopher; Waldman, Annie; et\u00a0al. (March 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/elon-musk-doge-tracker\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Demolition Crew&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ProPublica\">ProPublica<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250319205328\/https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/elon-musk-doge-tracker\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on March 19, 2025. 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Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-238\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-smacked-down-elon-musks-request-to-bring-foreign-ally-to-doge\/\">&#8220;Trump Smacked Down Elon Musk&#8217;s Request to Bring Foreign Ally to DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Beast\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/em>. February 5, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-239\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Crook, Jordan (April 22, 2020).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/04\/22\/human-capital-a-talent-agency-for-engineers-picks-up-15-million-in-funding\/\">&#8220;Human Capital is an engineering talent agency and a VC fund all in one&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TechCrunch<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Elliott, Justin; Asher-Schapiro, Avi; Kroll, Andy (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/elon-musk-doge-lawyers-supreme-court\">&#8220;These Are Some of the Lawyers Working for Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ProPublica<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-WAPO_Doge_staff_2024-11-24_241-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Stein, Jeff; Bogage, Jacob; Siddiqui, Faiz (November 24, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/11\/24\/musk-ramaswamy-doge-trump\/\">&#8220;Musk and Ramaswamy race to build a &#8216;DOGE&#8217; team for war with Washington&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20241125220452\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/11\/24\/musk-ramaswamy-doge-trump\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-242\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Noor Al-Sibai (February 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/neoscope\/elon-musk-doge-staffer-ketamine\">&#8220;One of Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Staffers Used to Sell Ketamine Professionally&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Futurism<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-dv-cavanaugh_243-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.differential.vc\/news\/on-the-record-with-nate-cavanaugh-flowfi\">&#8220;On the Record with Nate Cavanaugh, CoFounder &amp; Co-CEO of FlowFi&#8221;<\/a>. Differential Ventures. Retrieved\u00a0February 8,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-244\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Blake, Sam (July 6, 2020).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dot.la\/meet-the-24-year-old-trying-to-disrupt-the-intellectual-property-industry-2646319922.html\">&#8220;Meet the 24-Year-Old Trying to Disrupt the Intellectual Property Industry&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>dot.LA<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-doge-recruiting-palantir\/\">&#8220;The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Army&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-246\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bogage, Jacob; Stein, Jeff (March 1, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/03\/01\/doge-irs-tax-records-benefits\/\">&#8220;DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-247\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sweet, Jacqueline (March 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/doge-staffer-corcos-wife-ties-russian-oligarch-1235291673\/\">&#8220;New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch&#8221;<\/a>. Rolling Stone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-248\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Henderson, Cameron (February 3, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/us\/politics\/2025\/02\/03\/musk-university-aged-team-dismantle-foreign-aid\/\">&#8220;Musk signs up university-aged team to dismantle foreign aid&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Telegraph<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0307-1235\">0307-1235<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 3,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-249\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dodds, Io (February 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/elon-musk-doge-edward-coristine-b2695812.html\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s teenage high school grad staffer known as &#8216;Big Balls&#8217; now State Department adviser: Report&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>independent.co.uk<\/em>. The Independent. Retrieved\u00a0February 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Newsweek_Big_Balls_250-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Cite error: The named reference\u00a0<code>Newsweek Big Balls<\/code>\u00a0was invoked but never defined (see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Cite_errors\/Cite_error_references_no_text\">help page<\/a>).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Wired_Coristine_2025-02-12_251-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Greenberg, Andy; Gilbert, David; Hay Newman, Lily.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20250212224223\/https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge\/\">&#8220;DOGE Teen Owns &#8216;Tesla.Sexy LLC&#8217; and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 12, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-252\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dellinger, A. J. (February 21, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/doge-staffer-known-as-big-balls-reportedly-the-grandkid-of-a-kgb-spy-2000567020\">&#8220;DOGE Staffer Known as &#8216;Big Balls&#8217; Reportedly the Grandkid of a KGB Spy&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Gizmodo<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 24,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-253\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/explainers\/steve-davis-elon-musk-cost-cutting-doge-boring-spacex-twitter-us-13862021.html\">&#8220;Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk&#8217;s cost-cutting crusader at Doge&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Firstpost<\/em>. February 11, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 26,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-wired-DOGE-at-GSA_254-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kelly, Makena.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-:13_255-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Musgrave, Shawn (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2025\/03\/05\/leaked-list-musk-doge-lawyers\/\">&#8220;Leaked List Shows DOGE Is Lawyering Up&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Intercept<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-nyt-sn-doge-gebbia-25_256-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Schleifer, Theodore; Nehamas, Nicholas (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/13\/us\/politics\/airbnb-joe-gebbia-musk-doge.html\">&#8220;Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk&#8217;s Government Initiative&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-257\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Baio, Ariana (February 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/aribnb-elon-musk-doge-joe-gebbia-b2698435.html\">&#8220;Airbnb&#8217;s co-founder is joining Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Independent<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-258\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/airbnb-joe-gebbia-doge-team-mmebers-elon-musk-2032324\">&#8220;Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins growing DOGE team under Elon Musk&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>. February 17, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-259\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Watson, Kathryn; Kaplan, Michael (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/this-is-who-the-white-house-says-is-in-charge-of-doge\/\">&#8220;This is who the White House says is the DOGE acting administrator&#8221;<\/a>. CBS News.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-260\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doge-acting-administrator-amy-gleason-65af638e646fdd5dd6d5fcc5cc04a2e7\">&#8220;Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE&#8217;s acting administrator by the White House?&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. February 25, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-261\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-06\/us-to-name-morgan-stanley-banker-to-lead-sovereign-wealth-fund\">&#8220;US to Name Morgan Stanley Banker Michael Grimes to Lead Sovereign Wealth Fund &#8211; Bloomberg&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloomberg_News\">Bloomberg News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-262\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Nilsen, Ella (March 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/07\/climate\/trump-doge-california-water\/index.html\">&#8220;Inside Trump and DOGE&#8217;s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California&#8217;s water&#8221;<\/a>. CNN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/12\/the-people-in-elon-musk-doge-universe\/\">&#8220;The people in Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE universe&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TechCrunch<\/em>. March 12, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-ap-kg-25_264-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kinnard, Meg; Goodman, Joshua (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26\">&#8220;Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press_News\">Associated Press News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 4,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-national-post_265-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/former-mcgill-university-student-reportedly-part-of-musks-doge-team\">&#8220;Musk&#8217;s DOGE team reportedly includes 24-year-old former Canadian university student&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>National Post<\/em>. February 5, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-266\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Klee, Miles (February 3, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/musk-trump-prosecutor-identities-doge-staff-1235255556\/\">&#8220;Musk, Trump Prosecutor Targeting People Who Divulge Identities of DOGE Staff&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. 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Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-nyt-doge-krause-25_270-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Rappeport, Alan (February 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/04\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-federal-payments.html\">&#8220;The Treasury Department defends Musk team&#8217;s access to the federal payment system&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 4,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-271\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/musk-krause-treasury-bfs-conflict-of-interest\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>wired.com<\/em>. Wired. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-272\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedsmith.com\/2025\/01\/13\/trump-nominates-scott-kupor-opm\/\">&#8220;Trump Nominates Scott Kupor For OPM Director | FedSmith.com&#8221;<\/a>. January 13, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Quinlan, Adriane (March 3, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/article\/doge-hud-real-estate-kukun-scott-langmack-michael-mirski-proptech.html\">&#8220;The Real-Estate Operators at DOGE Might Know Where You Live&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Curbed<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 9,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-handbasket-25_274-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sweet, Jacqueline (January 22, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehandbasket.co\/p\/doge-jeremy-lewin\">&#8220;New DOGE staffer appears to be rising legal star with surprising bio&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Handbasket<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-275\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Epstein, Jake.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-should-liquidate-russias-foreign-reserves-ukraine-war-harvard-professor-2022-4\">&#8220;Harvard Law professor says US should liquidate Russia&#8217;s foreign reserves and use the money to fund military aid to Ukraine&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 12,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-276\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/usaid-doge-musk-trump-state-department-b04f4fe0d9c9c0475d337282ec69b3a0\">&#8220;DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. March 19, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-277\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Chalfant, Morgan (September 19, 2019).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/462158-pence-taps-former-dhs-spokeswoman-as-his-new-press-secretary\">&#8220;Pence taps former DHS press aide as new press secretary&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_(newspaper)\">The Hill<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0December 13,\u00a02019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Duehren, Andrew; Rappeport, Alan; Schleifer, Theodore (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-musk-usaid.html\">&#8220;Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 6,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-sas-carroll-2011_279-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Carroll, Chris (October 24, 2011).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/2011-10-24\/cyberwarfare-joins-the-curriculum-at-service-academies-1886788.html1\">&#8220;Cyberwarfare joins the curriculum at service academies&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)\">Stars and Stripes<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 8,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-nyt-cfpb-25-kliger-rajpal_280-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ngo, Madeleine (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/02\/07\/us\/trump-administration-updates\/420cc5a9-fc25-52f5-8232-366b528609eb?smid=url-share\">&#8220;Members of Elon Musk&#8217;s so-called Department of Government Efficiency&#8230;&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-wired-mg-noaa_281-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Marchman, Tim; Giles, Matt (February 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/doge-engineer-noaa-data-google-musk-climate-project-2025\/\">&#8220;This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wired_(magazine)\">Wired<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 8,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-282\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Anonymous (July 10, 2018).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonprogram.ucdavis.edu\/alumni\/amanda-scales\">&#8220;Amanda Scales | Washington Program&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>washingtonprogram.ucdavis.edu<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0January 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-283\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Nilsen, Ella (March 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/07\/climate\/trump-doge-california-water\/index.html\">&#8220;Inside Trump and DOGE&#8217;s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California&#8217;s water&#8221;<\/a>. CNN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-284\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sheyner, Gennady (February 3, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltoonline.com\/palo-alto-schools\/2025\/02\/02\/gunn-high-grad-part-of-musks-effort-to-control-federal-spending\/\">&#8220;Gunn High grad part of Musk&#8217;s effort to control federal spending&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Palo Alto Online<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 3,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-285\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bahney, Anna (July 23, 2020).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/23\/success\/harvard-online-cost-student-decision\/index.html\">&#8220;Is Harvard worth $50,000 if it&#8217;s only online? That depends on who you ask&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 3,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-286\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Goel, Shubhangi (September 1, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/harvard-senior-balances-college-ai-startup-productivity-enterprise-openai-coding-2024-8\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a Harvard senior who balances college and my OpenAI-backed startup through these 3 productivity tips&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 3,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-287\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Dan Diamond (May 5, 2020).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/05\/05\/coronavirus-trump-testing-partnership-236313\">&#8220;How a 96-hour project helped Trump&#8217;s team reverse its testing debacle&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Politico<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-288\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Gluck, Frank (October 9, 2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/health\/2023\/10\/09\/brad-smith-nashville-leader-rethinking-rural-health-care\/70653044007\/\">&#8220;Why Brad Smith, CareBridge chairman and Nashville resident, is betting on rural health care&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Tennessean<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-289\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2025\/03\/who-is-the-doge-and-x-technician-branden-spikes\/\">&#8220;Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes?&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-nyt-young-musk-24_290-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Schleifer, Theodore (August 28, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/28\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-political-adviser.html\">&#8220;Elon Musk, Eyeing Edge for Trump, Hires Republican Political Adviser&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 8,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Minho_291-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Montague, Zach; Kim, Minho (March 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20250311035833\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/us\/politics\/musk-doge-foia-lawsuit.html\">&#8220;Musk&#8217;s Team Must Produce Documents to Comply With Open Records Laws, Judge Says&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/us\/politics\/musk-doge-foia-lawsuit.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on March 11, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-Stark_292-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Stark, Ian (March 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/03\/11\/doge-foia-request-judge-ruling\/4601741690689\/\">&#8220;DOGE ordered to eventually honor Freedom of Information Act requests&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>UPI<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-293\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Raymond, Nate (March 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-judge-says-musks-doge-must-release-records-operations-run-secrecy-2025-03-11\/\">&#8220;US judge says Musk&#8217;s DOGE must release records on operations run in &#8216;secrecy'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 11,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Stein, Jeff; Arnsdorf, Isaac; Alemany, Jacqueline (January 31, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20250209151438\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/01\/31\/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems\/\">&#8220;Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0190-8286\">0190-8286<\/a>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/01\/31\/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on February 9, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 2,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>The clash reflects an intensifying battle between Musk and the federal bureaucracy as the Trump administration nears the conclusion of its second week. Musk has sought to exert sweeping control over the inner workings of the U.S. government, installing longtime surrogates at several agencies, including the OPM, and the General Services Administration (GSA), which manages real estate.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-295\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usaspending.gov\/explorer\">&#8220;Government Spending Explorer | USAspending&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-296\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/americas-finance-guide\/federal-spending\/\">&#8220;Fiscal Data Explains Federal Spending&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-297\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Goodwin, John L. Dorman, Grace Eliza.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/doge-list-officials-resigned-fired-musk-trump-federal-government-2025-2\">&#8220;Here are the top federal officials who have left their roles after clashing with DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Reid, Tim (January 31, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31\/\">&#8220;Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say&#8221;<\/a>. Reuters.\u00a0<q>Among the group that now runs OPM is Amanda Scales, a former Musk employee, who is now OPM&#8217;s chief of staff. In some memos sent out on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 by Ezell, including one directing agencies to identify federal workers on probationary periods, agency heads were asked to email Scales at her OPM email address<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-299\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Friedman, Drew (January 21, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/workforce\/2025\/01\/trump-administration-asks-agencies-for-lists-of-newly-hired-federal-employees\/\">&#8220;Trump administration asks agencies for lists of newly hired federal employees&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 15,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-eliott-musk-lackeys_300-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria (January 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250130015913\/https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-lackeys-office-personnel-management-opm-neuralink-x-boring-stalin\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wired_(magazine)\">Wired<\/a><\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-lackeys-office-personnel-management-opm-neuralink-x-boring-stalin\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on January 30, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 1,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Scott Kupor, a managing partner at the powerful investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, stands as Trump&#8217;s nominee to run the OPM. But already in place, according to sources, are a variety of people who seem ready to carry out Musk&#8217;s mission of cutting staff and disrupting the government<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Bennett, Brian (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7213990\/elon-musk-doge-opm\/\">&#8220;As Musk Targets Federal Data, Obscure Agency Plays Key Role&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TIME<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 15,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-302\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/06\/doge-federal-office-bedrooms-00216863\">&#8220;IKEA beds? Dressers? Inside the &#8216;exceedingly odd&#8217; DOGE office setup&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>. March 6, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGE-puts-spending-limit_303-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGE-puts-spending-limit_303-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Schiffer, Zo\u00eb.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/doge-government-credit-cards\/\">&#8220;DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-304\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Polantz, Katelyn; Mattingly, Phil; Sneed, Tierney (January 31, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/31\/politics\/how-an-arcane-treasury-dept-office-is-now-ground-zero-in-the-war-over-federal-spending\/index.html\">&#8220;How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending&#8221;<\/a>. CNN.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-305\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/191307\/elon-musk-doge-treasury-department-payments-takeover\">&#8220;Elon Musk to Install DOGE Crony Amid Treasury Department Takeover&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New Republic<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0028-6583\">0028-6583<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-306\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Elliott, Vittoria.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/musk-krause-treasury-bfs-conflict-of-interest\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1059-1028\">1059-1028<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-307\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Layne, Nathan (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/top-musk-staffer-goes-irs-examine-operations-sources-say-2025-02-13\/\">&#8220;Exclusive: Top Elon Musk aide arrives at IRS to scrutinize operations, sources say&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-308\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250221014429\/https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2025\/02\/20\/white-house-and-treasury-department-agree-to-block-doge-from-personal-taxpayer-data-report-says-heres-what-to-know\/\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s What To Know About DOGE As It Is Blocked From Accessing Personal Taxpayer Data&#8221;<\/a>. February 21, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Wamsley, Laurel (March 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5305054\/doge-elon-musk-security-data-information-privacy\">&#8220;The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-310\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Press, Associated (February 18, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/17\/politics\/social-security-head-steps-down-doge-access\/index.html\">&#8220;Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-311\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Popli, Nik (February 20, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7259962\/trump-administration-officials-resign\/\">&#8220;Everyone Who&#8217;s Resigned From the Trump Administration&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>TIME<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 14,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Trump told reporters at a press conference on Feb. 18 that King did not resign but was rather fired<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-312\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Luhby, Tami (February 22, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/22\/politics\/leland-dudek-acting-social-security-head-doge\/index.html\">&#8220;How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 7,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-313\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Irwin, Lauren (March 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5186301-social-security-official-data-concerns\/\">&#8220;Ex-Social Security official describes &#8216;significant&#8217; risk of sensitive data going to wrong hands under DOGE&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Text).\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-314\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250304075439\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-doge-personal-data.html\">&#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE Seeks Access to Americans&#8217; Data, Alarming Government Employees&#8221;<\/a>. March 4, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-315\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Beitsch, Rebecca (March 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5186084-opm-oig-investigates-email-system-doge\/\">&#8220;OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Text).\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 15,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>The OPM was one of the first agencies accessed by DOGE, where those connected to Musk tapped into OPM systems, created the hr@opm.gov email address, and began contacting federal workers ahead of the government buyout program. The same email has since been used to demand federal workers send a list of five accomplishments to recap their week.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-316\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bogardus, Kevin (January 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/28\/trump-offers-buyouts-for-federal-workers-00201106\">&#8220;Trump offers federal workers a chance to resign if they don&#8217;t want to return to the office&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Politico<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0January 31,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-317\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Stokols, Eli (January 30, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/30\/federal-workers-buyout-offer-00201349\">&#8220;Federal workers reeling over Trump&#8217;s &#8216;buyout&#8217; offer: &#8216;This is the last lifeboat in town'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>POLITICO<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-318\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Schiffer, Zo\u00eb (January 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-twitter-playbook-federal-government\/\">&#8220;Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wired_(magazine)\">Wired<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-319\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ellis, Lindsay; Adamy, Janet (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/federal-workers-accept-buyout-offers-be1c00fb?st=rNkz3M&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">&#8220;More than 40,000 Federal Workers Have Resigned So Far, Short of Target&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-320\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sheth, Sonam (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/doge-emails-went-out-federal-judges-mistake-2027514\">&#8220;DOGE emails went out to federal judges by mistake&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 17,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-322\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sneed, Tierney (January 28, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/27\/politics\/federal-employees-email-system-privacy-concerns-lawsuit\/index.html\">&#8220;Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns | CNN Politics&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-323\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.276820\/gov.uscourts.dcd.276820.1.0.pdf\">&#8220;Complaint \u2013 Class Action&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).\u00a0<em>Court Listener<\/em>. January 27, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-325\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afge.org\/publication\/advocacy-group-unions-sue-treasury-department-over-illegal-doge-data-access\/\">&#8220;Advocacy Group, Unions Sue Treasury Department Over Illegal DOGE Data Access&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.afge.org<\/em>. February 3, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-326\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Charalambous, Peter (February 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-request-block-trumps-federal-government-employee-buyout\/story?id=118535508\">&#8220;Judge temporarily blocks Trump&#8217;s federal government employee buyout&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>ABC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-327\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Whitehurst, Lindsay; Megerian, Chris; Casy, Michael (February 12, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-elon-musk-federal-workers-buyouts-e8cd4f40ac16220bd0a399a00c5b9f63\">&#8220;Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump&#8217;s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Conger, Kate; Sullivan, Eileen; Jewett, Christina (February 23, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/22\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-email-federal-employees.html\">&#8220;Musk Says Government Workers Must Detail Their Workweek or Lose Their Jobs&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-FWL_1_329-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Luhby, Tami; Marsh, Rene; Nilsen, Ella; Serfaty, Sunlen (February 25, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/24\/politics\/email-elon-musk-federal-employees\/index.html\">&#8220;&#8216;It&#8217;s bedlam&#8217;: Federal workers left in limbo as clock ticks down to Musk&#8217;s email deadline&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN\">CNN<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOD_says_ignore_Elon_Fox_330-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Wehner, Greg; Griffin, Jennifer (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dod-tells-civilian-workforce-ignore-elon-musks-request-report-productivity\">&#8220;DOD tells civilian workforce to ignore Elon Musk&#8217;s request to report productivity&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Fox News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 23,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-331\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0O&#8217;Connell, Oliver (February 23, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/musk-doge-email-federal-workers-b2703006.html\">&#8220;Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk&#8217;s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.: reports&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Independent<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-332\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Foust, Jeff (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/nasa-employees-advised-to-delay-responses-to-what-did-you-do-email\/\">&#8220;NASA employees advised to delay responses to &#8220;what did you do&#8221; email&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>SpaceNews<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 24,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-HHS_says_ignore_Elon_NBC_333-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Smith, Allen (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/hhs-warns-responses-elon-musks-email-may-read-malign-foreign-actors-rcna193553\">&#8220;HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk&#8217;s request may &#8216;be read by malign foreign actors'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 23,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-334\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mangan, Dan (February 24, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/24\/elon-musk-lawsuit-federal-works-opm-resign-list.html\">&#8220;Musk doubles down on threat to federal workers: File list of accomplishments or get fired&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNBC<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 25,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-335\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/hiring-freeze\/\">&#8220;Hiring Freeze&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The White House<\/em>. January 20, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0March 15,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-336\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedsmith.com\/2025\/01\/22\/employees-being-placed-on-admin-leave-as-dei-offices-prepare-to-be-shuttered\/\">&#8220;Employees Being Placed On Admin Leave As DEI Offices Prepare To Be Shuttered&#8221;<\/a>. January 22, 2025. 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CNN.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250203035650\/https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/02\/politics\/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge\/index.html\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on February 3, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-357\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmarshals.gov\/who-we-are\">&#8220;Who We Are&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>U.S. Marshals Service<\/em>. June 9, 2020.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250201215918\/https:\/\/www.usmarshals.gov\/who-we-are\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on February 1, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 2,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-358\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/28\/561\">&#8220;28 U.S. Code \u00a7 561&#8221;<\/a>. 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Retrieved\u00a0February 28,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-371\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Wiener, Aaron; Natanson, Hannah; O&#8217;Connell, Jonathan (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/03\/05\/federal-buildings-sale-trump-gsa-chaos\/\">&#8220;How 443 federal properties were targeted for sale, then suddenly weren&#8217;t&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-372\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Fields, Ashleigh (March 5, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5177750-gsa-removes-property-list\/\">&#8220;GSA takes down list of properties it might sell&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-373\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mehrotra, Dhruv; Marchman, Tim; Feiger, Leah; Couts, Andrew (March 6, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/gsa-sale-cia-facility\/\">&#8220;A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA&#8217;s List of US Properties for Sale&#8221;<\/a>. Wired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-374\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Irwin, Lauren (March 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5203770-social-security-administration-office-closures\/\">&#8220;Here are the Social Security offices expected to close this year&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Text).\u00a0<em>The Hill<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-375\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/trump-administrations-social-security-changes-could-limit-access-to-benefits-for-millions\">&#8220;Trump administration&#8217;s Social Security changes could limit access to benefits for millions&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>PBS News<\/em>. March 19, 2025. 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Maler, Sandra (ed.).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/trump-advisers-seek-shrink-or-eliminate-bank-regulators-wsj-reports-2024-12-13\/\">&#8220;Trump advisers seek to shrink or eliminate bank regulators, WSJ reports&#8221;<\/a>. Reuters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-378\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Fowler, Stephen (March 8, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/08\/nx-s1-5321323\/trump-doge-gsa-federal-buildings\">&#8220;DOGE&#8217;s effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>NPR<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 10,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Kim, Soo Rin; Steakin, Will.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/doge-claims-55-billion-government-cuts-figure-hard\/story?id=118966190\">&#8220;DOGE claims $55 billion in government cuts so far \u2013 but the figure is hard to verify&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_(United_States)\">ABC News<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-380\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Siken, Justin (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highergov.com\/news\/list-of-all-contracts-terminated-by-doge-6287413\/\">&#8220;List of All Contracts Terminated by DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>highergov.com<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 21,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^\u00a0Caitlin, Ostroff; Shifflett, Shane; Benedict, James (February 22, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/elon-musk-doge-federal-savings-claims-783b9507\">&#8220;DOGE Claims It Has Saved Billions. See Where&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 26,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-382\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1887972340446683576\">&#8220;In the past 48 hours, HHS canceled 62 contract worth $182 million. These contracts were entirely for administrative expenses \u2013 none touched any healthcare programs. This included terminating a $168,000 contract for an Anthony Fauci exhibit at the NIH Museum&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 7, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-383\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Goldsberry, Jenny (February 10, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/news\/wex\/doge-terminates-plans-for-a-museum-exhibit-dedicated-to-anthony-fauci\/article_41eea2be-242b-561b-949e-2975fbf558ff.html\">&#8220;DOGE terminates plans for a museum exhibit dedicated to Anthony Fauci&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Colorado Springs Gazette<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gazette_(Colorado_Springs)\">The Gazette<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-384\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lee, Michael (February 9, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doge-cancels-funding-fauci-museum-exhibit\">&#8220;DOGE cancels funding for Fauci museum exhibit&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_News\">Fox News<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-385\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1889838663833645309\">&#8220;Today&#8217;s contract update: 58 cancellations with savings of >$150M in categories including Media, DEI, and Consulting. This includes $405K at DHS for &#8220;resilience, energy, and sustainability management program support services&#8221; and ~4M at DoT for &#8220;DEIA program and project management support services&#8221;&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 12, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-386\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Pritchett, Elizabeth (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/doge-boasts-dozens-contract-cancellations-105038050.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF0FDnJbbhw7sBEPPLNyVvZGuLv4Vs0-RZZUwGdw0JYkVWgMTF1m3aNFtWyAcLK6VzjDPzG5D7U_o-80AhrJTzbM6tLUynKE-YeXFvSKNzs2tKNOFd_KZ9lGd-3CKveMR-n6nS8zJH665bFbfFJv3tZwJjzQs_tYRx4xpwRNxB9s\">&#8220;DOGE boasts dozens of contract cancellations on Wednesday, totaling over $150M in savings&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yahoo_News\">Yahoo News<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-387\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1889857378520363493\">&#8220;EPA also cancelled 3 DEI contracts, saving American taxpayers $45M&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 12, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-EENews_388-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bogardus, Kevin; Richards, Heather; Northey, Hannah; Streater, Scott (February 13, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/this-feels-like-a-coup-feds-brace-for-layoffs\/\">&#8220;&#8216;This feels like a coup&#8217;: Feds brace for layoffs&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>E&amp;E News<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico\">Politico<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 13,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-389\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1890258919521677614\">&#8220;Today&#8217;s contract update: 167 cancellations with savings of ~$115M, including a $2.23M contract for HHS for &#8220;equity assessments of existing program policies&#8221;&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 13, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-390\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sevencan, Seda (February 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmuslims.com\/musks-efficiency-department-cancels-167-contracts-saving-115m-285791h.htm\">&#8220;Musk&#8217;s efficiency department cancels 167 contracts, saving $115M&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\">Istanbul<\/a>, Turkey: USMuslims.com. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-391\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1890507556033876142\">&#8220;$1.9 billion of HUD money was just recovered after being misplaced during the Biden administration due to a broken process. These funds were earmarked for the administration of financial services, but were no longer needed. @SecretaryTurner and @DOGE worked together to fix the issue and de-obligated the funds which are now available for other use by the Treasury&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 14, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 14,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-392\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Clow, Chris (February 15, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/doge-says-it-has-recovered-1-9b-in-misplaced-hud-funds\/\">&#8220;DOGE says it has recovered $1.9B in &#8216;misplaced&#8217; HUD funds&#8221;<\/a>. Housing Wire. Retrieved\u00a0February 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-393\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\/status\/1890593889314038216\">&#8220;Roses are red, violets are blue, Today, DOGE and 10 agencies made 586 wasteful contracts bid adieu! Today&#8217;s batch includes a $8.2M USDA contract for &#8220;environmental compliance services for the implementation of pilot projects developed under the partnership for climate smart commodities&#8221;&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0(Post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/em>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 14, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-394\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ariemu, Ogaga (February 15, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/02\/15\/trump-elon-musk-led-doge-terminates-568-wasteful-contracts-worth-2-1-billion\/\">&#8220;Trump: Elon Musk-led DOGE terminates 568 wasteful contracts worth $2.1 billion&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daily_Post_(Nigeria)\">Daily Post<\/a>. Retrieved\u00a0February 16,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DOGESavings_395-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doge.gov\/savings\">&#8220;Savings&#8221;<\/a>. Department of Government Efficiency. February 17, 2025. Retrieved\u00a0February 18,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DTOF_1_396-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a>Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>\u00a0(January 23, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/DOGE_Termination_of_a_$222,145_USDT_Contract_For_Wood_Office_Furniture_Manufacturing\"><em>DOGE Termination of a $222,145 USDT Contract For Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikisource\">Wikisource<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-ForbesFeb19_397-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Murray, Conor (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2025\/02\/19\/here-are-the-biggest-doge-hoaxes-and-inaccuracies-as-8-million-canceled-ice-contract-listed-at-8-billion\/\">&#8220;The Biggest Hoaxes Spread By Elon Musk And DOGE, Debunked&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes_(magazine)\">Forbes<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 22,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-398\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Alatidd, Jason; Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (February 24, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/government\/2025\/02\/24\/tremendous-government-waste-doge-cancels-usda-lease-in-topeka\/79430741007\/\">&#8220;DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was &#8216;a huge waste of money'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Topeka_Capital-Journal\">The Topeka Capital-Journal<\/a><\/em>. Gannett.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-399\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Knappenberger, Ryan (February 11, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/trump-admin-faces-additional-lawsuits-over-doge-hackers-usaid-dismantling\/\">&#8220;Trump admin faces additional lawsuits over DOGE &#8216;hackers,&#8217; USAID dismantling&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Courthouse News Service<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-400\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Falconer, Rebecca (February 7, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/02\/07\/usaid-trump-rubio-sued-cuts\">&#8220;Trump sued by workers&#8217; unions over &#8220;unconstitutional and illegal&#8221; move to dismantle USAID&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 19,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-WSJ-Doge-1_401-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Rubin, Richard (November 13, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/doge-musk-ramaswamy-trump-c62291be\">&#8220;The Biggest Challenge Facing Musk&#8217;s DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0November 24,\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-402\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sweet, Jacqueline (February 26, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/elon-musk-data-republican-anonymous-data-expert-doge-tech-1235280817\/\">&#8220;Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?&#8221;<\/a>. Rolling Stone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-403\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Beaumont, Thomas (February 14, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/doge-musk-trump-budget-cuts-eb39b3bd737c5b75bd4eecf4ebf187f4\">&#8220;DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AP News<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-404\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Grayer, Annie (December 4, 2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/04\/politics\/trump-doge-democrats-capitol-hill\/index.html\">&#8220;Trump&#8217;s DOGE push finds support from some Democrats on Capitol Hill&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 20,\u00a02025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-FWIM_1_405-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Moses, Dean (February 19, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/politics\/government\/federal-workers-in-manhattan-protest-elon-musk-and-donald-trump-cutting-government-jobs-delete-doge\/ar-AA1zonZ9\">&#8220;Federal workers in Manhattan protest Elon Musk and Donald Trump cutting government jobs: &#8216;Delete DOGE'&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MSN\">MSN<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0February 21,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>calling the recent federal job purging a corporate coup &#8230; what they called his &#8220;hostile takeover&#8221; of the government.<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-TTP_1_406-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Bacon, Auzinea (March 1, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/01\/business\/tesla-takedown-musk-doge\/index.html\">&#8220;&#8216;Tesla Takedown&#8217; protesters gather outside showrooms to rally against Elon Musk&#8217;s role with DOGE&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN\">CNN<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Demonstrators gathered at more than 50 Tesla showrooms across the United States on Saturday in protest of CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s role in slashing government agencies<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DPD_1_407-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Gelman, Scott (March 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2025\/03\/dozens-protest-doge-cuts-elon-musks-influence-outside-opm-hq\">&#8220;Dozens protest DOGE cuts, Elon Musk&#8217;s influence outside OPM HQ&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WTOP-FM\">WTOP News<\/a><\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>Members of the American Federation of Government Employees led the demonstration<\/q><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#cite_ref-DPH_1_408-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Metzger, Bryan (March 4, 2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/republicans-scrap-town-halls-doge-protests-2025-3\">&#8220;DOGE protests have Republican lawmakers changing their plans&#8221;<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a0March 6,\u00a02025.\u00a0<q>After weeks of protests over DOGE-driven cuts to the federal workforce, freezes on federal funding, and other early actions taken by President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration<\/q><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u53c2\u8003\u6587\u732e\">4. \u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u53c2\u8003\u6587\u732e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>^\u00a0Ingle, Davis.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency\/\">Establishing And Implementing The President&#8217;s &#8220;Department Of Government Efficiency&#8221;<\/a>. The White House. 2025-01-21\u00a0[2025-01-21]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u7f8e\u56fd\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-2\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Lubin, Rhian.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/elon-musk-ramaswamy-trump-cabinet-doge-b2647323.html\">What is DOGE? Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency led by Musk and Ramaswamy<\/a>. The Independent. November 14, 2024\u00a0[November 22,\u00a02024]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241119181055\/https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/elon-musk-ramaswamy-trump-cabinet-doge-b2647323.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8eNovember 19, 2024\uff09\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-w540_3-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.21jingji.com\/article\/20241123\/herald\/f21880441656bf0896bc8ab8b5894ba9.html\">\u9a6c\u65af\u514b\uff0c\u53c8\u66dd\u5927\u6d88\u606f\uff01<\/a>. 21\u7ecf\u6d4e\u7f51.\u00a0[2025-02-01]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-4\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Beech, Eric.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-will-lead-department-government-efficiency-2024-11-13\/\">Trump says Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>. Reuters. November 12 , 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-5\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/20\/doge-musk-helped-eject-ramaswamy-00199487\">&#8216;Everyone wants him out&#8217;: How Musk helped boot Ramaswamy from DOGE<\/a>. POLITICO. 2025-01-20\u00a0[2025-01-21]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-6\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Haberman, Maggie; Savage, Charlie; Swan, Jonathan; Schleifer, Theodore.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/elon-musk-white-house-trump.html\">Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex<\/a>. The New York Times. 2025-01-14\u00a0[2025-01-21].\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/issn\/0362-4331\">ISSN\u00a00362-4331<\/a>\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u7f8e\u56fd\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-7\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u8c22\u5b9c\u54f2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newtalk.tw\/news\/view\/2025-02-20\/957495\">DOGE\u8b0a\u8a00\u88ab\u63ed\u7a7f\uff1f\u4e26\u975e\u8caa\u7006 \u7db2\u66dd\u7f8e\u793e\u4fdd\u6709\u6578\u767e\u842c\u903e\u767e\u6b72\u8001\u4eba\u5e33\u865f\u662f\u56e0\u70ba\u9019\u2026<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newtalk%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E\">Newtalk\u65b0\u95fb<\/a>\u00a0(\u53f0\u5317\u5e02). 2025-02-20\u00a0[2025-03-11]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u53f0\u6e7e\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-8\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/live-blog\/2025-01-20\/donald-trump-s-inauguration?cursorId=678EF19FB21C0000\">Live: Trump&#8217;s Presidential Inauguration in Washington<\/a>. Bloomberg.com.\u00a0[2025-01-21]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-9\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Macheel, Tanaya.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/11\/13\/dogecoin-surges-20percent-after-trump-announces-a-department-of-government-efficiency-doge.html\">Dogecoin spikes after Trump announces a Department of Government Efficiency \u2014 DOGE<\/a>. CNBC. 2024-11-13\u00a0[2024-11-13]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-10\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.com.tw\/news\/aopl\/202502260078.aspx\">\u7f8e\u653f\u5e9c\u6548\u7387\u90e81\/3\u54e1\u5de5\u8fad\u8077\u6297\u8b70\uff1a\u4e0d\u63a8\u884c\u8b93\u570b\u5bb6\u8655\u65bc\u5371\u96aa\u7684\u6539\u9769<\/a>. \u4e2d\u592e\u793e. 2025-02-26\u00a0[2025-02-27]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u7e41\u4f53\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-11\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/cn\/%E7%BE%8E%E6%B4%B2\/20250226-%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%E5%85%8B%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8%E4%B8%89%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%9B%A2%E9%98%9F%E6%88%90%E5%91%98%E9%9B%86%E4%BD%93%E8%BE%9E%E8%81%8C?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=x&amp;utm_source=shorty&amp;utm_slink=rfi.my\/BRjB\">\u9a6c\u65af\u514b\u653f\u5e9c\u6548\u7387\u90e8\u4e09\u5206\u4e4b\u4e00\u56e2\u961f\u6210\u5458\u96c6\u4f53\u8f9e\u804c<\/a>. RFI &#8211; \u6cd5\u56fd\u56fd\u9645\u5e7f\u64ad\u7535\u53f0. 2025-02-26\u00a0[2025-02-27]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u7b80\u4f53\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-12\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/mrdx\/20250227\/c8c18e6c9596438fb6ce8e09a80b692e\/c.html\">\u7f8e\u653f\u5e9c\u6548\u7387\u90e8\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00\u540d\u96c7\u5458\u8f9e\u804c-\u65b0\u534e\u6bcf\u65e5\u7535\u8baf<\/a>. \u65b0\u534e\u7f51_\u8ba9\u65b0\u95fb\u79bb\u4f60\u66f4\u8fd1. 2025-02-27\u00a0[2025-02-27]\u00a0<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%95%88%E7%8E%87%E9%83%A8#cite_ref-msnbc318_13-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u6768\u5efa\u5229.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/elon-musk-doge-china-cultural-revolution-mao-rcna193562\">DOGE\u2019s rampage through institutions has parallels in China\u2019s Cultural Revolution<\/a>. MSNBC. 2025-03-18\u00a0[2025-03-18].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Further_reading\">5. \u5ef6\u4f38\u9605\u8bfb | Further reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/upshot\/doge-musk-trump-errors.html\">&#8220;DOGE&#8217;s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes&#8221;<\/a>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>, February 21, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"External_links\">6. \u5916\u90e8\u94fe\u63a5 | External links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doge.gov\/\">Official website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE\">\u653f\u5e9c\u6548\u7387\u90e8\u7684X\uff08\u524dTwitter\uff09\u8d26\u53f7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q131158869#P2002\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Commons-logo.svg\"><\/a>\u00a0Media related to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Department_of_Government_Efficiency\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>\u00a0at Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wikiquote-logo.svg\"><\/a>\u00a0Quotations related to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiquote.org\/wiki\/Special:Search\/Department_of_Government_Efficiency\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>\u00a0at Wikiquote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wikisource-logo.svg\"><\/a>\u00a0Works on the topic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikisource.org\/wiki\/Portal:Department_of_Government_Efficiency\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikisource\">Wikisource<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u539f\u6587\u94fe\u63a5\uff08\u65e0\u6cd5\u4ece\u4e2d\u56fd\u5185\u5730\u8bbf\u95ee\uff09\uff1a\u8bf7\u70b9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45,102],"tags":[155,101],"class_list":["post-5596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-usa-and-canada","category-government-organizations","tag-155","tag-101"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5596\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}