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Former Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., nominee to be the next deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OMB deputy director nominee defends Elon Musk, DOGE’s ‘outstanding effort’

Former Rep. Dan Bishop’s defense of the tech billionaire’s government cuts comes as House Democrats open an inquiry into DOGE “attacks on federal employees.”
Elon Musk, who oversees the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wears a “Tech Support” t-shirt as he speaks during the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Democracy Forward requests records on DOGE’s reported AI use 

A legal organization that’s challenged the Trump administration filed several FOIA requests probing use of AI in personnel decisions.
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A Starlink device connects the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine brigade to the internet on Feb. 9, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. The 155th Brigade has been trained by the French Armed Forces. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Customs and Border Protection is exploring use of Elon Musk’s Starlink

The agency’s interest in the Musk-owned satellite internet service comes as he continues to earn more government business and exert more control in the Trump administration.
Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro waits for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to begin on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. At the start of a new Congress, the GAO delivers a report to highlight which federal programs are the highest risk of susceptibility to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

GAO has a blueprint for cost savings, but so far has gotten the cold shoulder from DOGE

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, the comptroller general said Elon Musk and his associates have barely sought out GAO’s cost-cutting and efficiency guidance.
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