This month, federal agencies began appraising the work of their nearly 2 million civilian workers for the first time since the Trump administration lifted a ban on forced distributions in the performance management process and capped above average ratings at 40%. But…
Government workforce has shrunk to smallest number of employees since 2013, with Black workers disproportionately impacted by job cuts, according to a new analysis The U.S. government has lost nearly one in five of its employees since President Donald Trump returned to…
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell details how Democrats should not fear the "empty, lying threats" of Elon Musk because Elon Musk will have to answer for destroying USAID and DOGE cuts to federal agencies "under oath if the Democrats win on…
A top Trump cost-cutter's husband quietly landed a federal health job weeks after layoffs tore through the very office that hired him. The division, which conducts health policy research and analysis, had been gutted by DOGE-driven layoffs. According to people…
WASHINGTON—When Elon Musk, Trump’s chainsaw wielder, fired them, they did not lie down in despair. They picked themselves up and ran for Congress, where they hope to battle the billionaires. Continuing what they call their commitment to public service,…
Gov. Greg Abbott’s emails with Elon Musk may indeed remain private after a court decided to pause an order giving his Democrat gubernatorial challenger access to the unredacted communications. Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued a stay on a…
In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're talking about a recent victory in our lawsuit against the government for sharing federal workers' confidential personnel files with DOGE. When we give our private information to the government to pay taxes, apply for…
28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. But HR Had No Record of Him Working There! (Second column, 8th story, link) A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Wo… The live event has ended. Please check back again…
The Republican’s campaign made the plea to help Musk avoid congressional inquiry into his DOGE work. The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, recently took another record: He is now the largest single political donor in modern American history, according to…
President Trump delivers remarks at a midterm rally in Corpus Christi, Texas. Libertarian Don Kissick drew 4%. Because the two-point margin falls well within the survey’s 5.2 percentage point margin of error, the contest remains a statistical dead heat one week out…
Cutting the government: DOGE and its legacy, federal layoffs and reductions in force, agency closures and moves, buyouts, and the federal unions' fight back.
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