Department of Government Efficiency

Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury material

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

VA says more than 130 occupations are ineligible for Trump’s deferred resignation plan

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, according to an email sent Friday by VA leadership to staff.

Vance says DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postings should be brought back

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance said Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency should rehire a staff member who resigned after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism.

Thousands to begin forced leave at USAID under Trump’s plan to gut the agency

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

A judge was holding a hearing Friday afternoon in the lawsuit from federal workers associations, who argue that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.

A dozen states say they’ll sue over DOGE access to government payment systems with personal data

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' sensitive personal information.

Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Demonstrators decried everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk's government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told…

Elon Musk’s task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation.

As he mulls run for Ohio governor, Ramaswamy won’t serve on Trump’s government efficiency commission

By Thomas Beaumont, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Officials confirmed that hours after Trump took office Monday, and that leaves billionaire Elon Musk to run the cost-cutting operation alone.

Trump announces Musk and Ramaswamy will lead outside advisory group ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency" — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.