Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.
Elon Musk Suffers Blow as Federal Agencies Push Back on DOGE Demands
Multiple federal agencies are pushing back against Musk's demand that workers justify their recent performance to keep their jobs.
DOGE's Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign; some agencies push back
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Musk's DOGE emails government employees: Here's what experts have to say
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently sought information from federal government employees regarding what work they completed in the past week. Experts weighed in.
Elon Musk Says Some DOGE Workers Are Federal Employees
Musk is "an employee of the White House Office" and "holds a position as a non-career Special Government Employee," the filing said. "Like other senior White House advisors, Mr Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself."
DOGE Bites No One: Federal Workers Told To Ignore Elon Musk’s Email
Musk’s directive to federal employees to justify their jobs falls flat as the Office of Personnel Management says it's safe to disregard his message.
Democratic lawmaker launches battle against Musk's DOGE
Calif., discusses the new bill to repeal Trump's executive order establishing and implementing DOGE.
Federal agencies bristle at Elon Musk’s latest DOGE order to justify their jobs
Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their jobs.
Federal workers sue over Musk's DOGE email soliciting updates
The federal agency that sent out an email over the weekend asking workers what they accomplished last week can't fire those workers for not responding, claims an amended lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of federal employees.
Musk Battles Top Trump Officials Over His DOGE Demands
Elon Musk is doubling down on his demand that federal workers show their worth as he faces pushback from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other top officials—and a newly amended lawsuit. Musk threatened U.
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers ...
More than 20 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk’s DOGE. Follow live updates.
The mass resignation of engineers, data scientists, and product managers is a temporary setback for Musk and the Republican ...
Top federal agency takes DOGE's mission to heart with all-hands memo to every employee: 'Reduction in force'
An agency-wide email was sent to GSA employees on Monday in what represents the "first step" of a move to reduce the number ...
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SBA head describes DOGE email prompt as ‘low’ bar for federal employees
Just days later she said it was “amazing” to see roughly 80% of employees working in-person again. Amid DOGE’s work on the federal government, several state governments have expressed interest ...
DOGE Deadline: Federal employees face midnight deadline
Elon Musk's move to downsize the government came via e-mail. Over the weekend, he instructed federal workers to list the ...
Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'
HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it ...
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The Latest: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they refused to use their technical expertise to "dismantle critical public services.
DOGE firing of probationary employees wasn't done properly: Ex-VA worker | Morning in America
On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's message to DOGE-impacted federal employees: "You're hired"
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to hire federal employees who have been fired as a result of cuts spearheaded by Elon Musk's ...