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Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Elon Musk shows off a shirt that says “DOGE” as he walks on the South Lawn of the white House after stepping off Marine One upon arrival to the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 2025. (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Scammers have a new tactic: impersonating DOGE

An email reviewed by Scoop News Group and analyzed by Proofpoint reveals the latest attempt by fraudsters to capitalize on confusion over the Elon Musk-created group.
Frank Bisignano arrives to his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)

Social Security chief ducks DOGE questions as Democrats decry agency cuts

Frank Bisignano wouldn’t say whether he still considers himself “a DOGE person” and provided scant details on remaining DOGE staffers at the agency.
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Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in challenge to DOGE record access at OPM

The ruling provides a win for administration challengers on the heels of several recent court victories for the DOGE.
Kelly Loeffler is sworn-in during her Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

SBA sticks to DOGE cost-savings claims, though details — and math — remain fuzzy

Kelly Loeffler touted $3 billion in savings from canceled contracts and $630 million from ID’ing fraudulent loans, but House lawmakers seeking specifics came up empty.
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