In the wake of revelations that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials employed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) put the Social Security information of over 300 million Americans at risk by placing a live copy of this data in a vulnerable cloud environment that circumvented standard oversight, whistleblower Charles Borges, the Chief Data Officer (CDO) at the SSA, has resigned. The post Social Security Whistleblower Resigns After Revealing Millions of Americans’ Data...| Government Accountability Project
Fmr. Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD) joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss DOGE employees unprecedented “pirating away” of Americans’ Social Security data and how it could lead to the “largest class action in American history.”| Government Accountability Project
DOGE's actions have effectively created "a live copy of the entire country’s Social Security information," lawyers for chief data officer Charles Borges alleged in the Aug. 26 complaint, which contends the information is on a server that lacks security oversight and a way to track who has accessed the data.| Government Accountability Project
A top data officer with the Social Security Administration asserted in a whistleblower complaint that members of the Department of Government Efficiency uploaded an extensive Social Security database onto a cloud server, putting at risk the security of more than 300 million Americans' personal information. The post Wall Street Journal: Whistleblower Says DOGE Put Social Security Data at Risk appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
Whistleblower Charles Borges, who worked as the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration since January, said the potential sensitive information that risks being released includes health diagnoses, income, banking information, familial relationships and personal biographic data.| Government Accountability Project
The whistleblower in this case is Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, who alleges that DOGE members copied the highly sensitive data without any kind of “independent security monitoring,” which in turn created “enormous vulnerabilities.” The post MSNBC: Whistleblower accuses DOGE team of endangering critical Social Security data appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
Department of Government Efficiency employees at the Social Security Administration put the records of more than 300 million Americans at risk by creating a copy of the data in a vulnerable cloud computing server, the agency’s chief data officer said in a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday. The post CNN: DOGE put Americans’ Social Security records at risk, whistleblower says appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
Top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (Ore.) blasted the DOGE cost-cutting panel following a whistleblower report that alleged Americans’ financial and personal information was put on an unsecured cloud server. The post The Hill: Wyden slams DOGE over ‘reckless’ handling of Social Security data appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
The top data official from the Social Security Administration is warning that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has put the Social Security information of more than 300 million Americans at risk of exposure to malicious actors.| Government Accountability Project
A whistleblower accused officials tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of putting the personal details of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk by uploading the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) most sensitive database into a “vulnerable” cloud server.| Government Accountability Project
Whatever downsides there may be to living in and around Washington, D.C., even in our historic, amenity-rich neighborhood of Georgetown — the high cost of| The Georgetowner
New FSA loan rules have changed the process for farmers applying for federal loans. Learn more about what these changes mean here!| National Land Realty News
Scott Kupor, the recently-confirmed director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), has set out details of his objective to encourage the most talented people to work for the […]| Global Government Forum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have raised concerns that allowing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) access to Treasury Department databases could expose human intelligence assets operating abroad.| intelNews.org
Maple Grove, MN – The Rush Creek Golf Club’s event space was filled with the din of knives and forks, scraping and tapping ceramic to the tune of conspiratorial chit chat, as a fluorescent white audience –mostly over the retirement age — shared with one another the latest misinformation to come across their Facebook feeds. […]| UNICORN RIOT
Last week’s kickoff of the Idaho DOGE Task Force highlights the need to rein in Idaho’s spending growth. It’s a tall order. Since 2019, the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Spending Index has been the only yardstick for measuring the impacts of individual agency appropriations bills. And necessarily, the votes on these bills by legislators provide the […]| Idaho Freedom
Ask any good conservative in Idaho politics, and they’ll tell you Idaho’s budgets and government growth are out of control. They’re right. Now, throw in the biggest buzzword in politics for the last six months (the start of President Trump’s return to power), “DOGE.” Of course, that’s shorthand for the Department of Government Efficiency (headed […]| Idaho Freedom
Iowa elected officials are preparing to trash 60% of the state’s historical archives with no transparency or input from the public.| Barn Raiser
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?| Revolving Door Project
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?| The American Prospect
DOGE has reportedly turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to drastically reduce the number of federal regulations. That’s according to a report Saturday| PYMNTS.com
This is the second installment in the Notes on the Crises series on the IRS. While the first essay traced how the agency has become a political target and potential tool of authoritarianism, this piece investigates how DOGE’s so-called tech modernization efforts may further entrench those risks.| Notes on the Crises
The former DOGE staffer who gutted USAID is now allowing a State Department social media account to promote corporate communications for Elon Musk's X, in its conflict with the French government.| America 2.0
マスクは米国行政機関の切実な問題を解決しようとしているのではない——彼はそれを破壊したい。審判を解雇したい。なぜなら審判がいなくなれば、ルールなしでゲームを続けられるからだ。 The post トランプ／マスクが望むのは「公正なゲーム」ではなく「審判のいないゲーム」だ first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
Musk wants us to believe he's "left government" to focus on his companies. But the broader tech fascist movement he's enabling is moving forward at astonishing speed.| America 2.0
The deadly Texas floods will not be the last manifestation of extreme weather turbocharged by fossil fuel pollution. In an era of escalating climate threats, we need a stronger public sector with more resources to mitigate risks, help people weather storms, and adapt for the future.| Revolving Door Project
Keith’s note: According to this press release “Committee Leaders Demand Answers from NASA on DOGE Access After the Agency Refuses to Comply with Investigation“ specific instances of DOGE employees (who are named) with unparalleled access to NASA sensitive information have been identified. NASA has not been forth coming in their responses to earlier Congressional inquires in this regard. Now Congress wants answers, saying “The information we have reviewed of NASA’s […] The post Con...| IT/Web Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: In January I noted that NASA had taken the NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS) offline – so I posted an archive version of what was there before they fiddled with it (see: Someone Is Trying to Erase NASA’s Directives. Oops. We Have Them All). NODIS is now back online – but with lots of changes in according to White House Executive Orders. Well, the DOGE folks aren’t […] The post Detailed Look At Changes to NASA’s NODIS appeared first on NASA Watch.| IT/Web Archives - NASA Watch
Elon Musk’s replacement is busy with mass deportation, while simultaneously running an investment firm managing public union pension funds.| The American Prospect
Did you lose your federal job to the DOGE patrol? Decided to jump to the private sector? Don't know how? Here's how to land softly.| Ask The Headhunter®
Trump threatens Elon Musk with DOGE, hints at deportation, as feud over EV mandates and “Big Beautiful Bill” intensifies.| The Pavlovic Today
The Pentagon’s CDAO recently moved to terminate its chief technology officer role and directorate after reviews associated with the Trump administration’s spending and staff reductions campaign revealed inefficiencies, budget materials for fiscal 2026 reveal.| DefenseScoop
He seems to have the most essential virtues, and perhaps the corresponding vices, demanded by the present crisis.| The American Mind
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.| Education Week
The White House’s $9.4 billion spending cuts package cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday, setting up a final House-wide vote on the measure later this week. Trump’s proposal, which was introduced as legislation by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), would cut $8.3 billion from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and just over […]| Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary
Members of Congress are demanding basic details on aggressive cost-cutting efforts carried out by billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team.| Education Week
The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.| Vox Populi
DOGE attack on Social Security sparks anxiety about program’s stability.| crr.bc.edu
Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t seem to make up her mind about the bill.| The New Republic
A new website and API called AI.gov is set to launch on the Fourth of July.| 404 Media
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.| The American Prospect
After stepping down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk is publicly attacking the President's "big, beautiful" bill.| The Daily Hodl
In this post, I will try to describe the physics-based limits that the economy is facing, related to diminishing returns of many kinds. The problem we are facing has sometimes been called "limits to growth," or "overshoot and collapse." Such changes tend to lead to a loss of "complexity." Continue reading →| Our Finite World
In February, President Trump said that tariffs would generate so much income that Americans would no longer need to pay income taxes. The latest plan, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is to abolish income taxes for people who earn less than $150,000 yearly. That move would affect roughly 75% of workers, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. On its […]| WEB OF DEBT BLOG
A UAE brigadier general received permission from the Pentagon to recruit former members of the Defense Digital Service to work on artificial intelligence for the UAE military — despite past warnings from US spy agencies and federal lawmakers that UAE could share AI technologies with China| ZERO DAY
Update: On June 5, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Trump administration’s slashing of AmeriCorps programs likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act, siding with 24 states that challenged the cuts. The court ordered the restoration of the affected programs and reinstatement of certain AmeriCorps members. The gutting of AmeriCorps is yet another callous […]| Revolving Door Project
Everyone hates bureaucracy – especially the right. The second Trump administration has declared war on the federal bureaucracy with a renewed animus, establishing the Department of Government Efficiency to ostensibly root out wastefulness. On its surface, DOGE is a good idea. It is necessary, and should inspire broad sympathies from the American public. When people [...] The post In Defense of Bureaucracy first appeared on The Princeton Tory.| The Princeton Tory
The early months of this administration have brought policy shifts, sparking both anticipation and anxiety in federal contracting circles. For contractors, understanding the administration’s mindset and priorities, including DOGE, is critical to positioning themselves for success. At The Chertoff Group, we advise taking a pragmatic view, looking at the potential impacts and how affected stakeholders […] The post Growth Strategies for Government Contractors at 100 Days appeared first on Th...| The Chertoff Group
A calculated campaign of cruelty: using LGBTQI+ lives to justify dismantling the very systems meant to protect us all. The Trump Administration’s first 100 days provide a moment for reflection and …| Global Equality Today
The world is moving from having enough goods and services to go around, to not having enough to go around. Tariffs and DOGE may be helpful in fixing this.| Our Finite World
The planetary phase shift framework helps us to see the new era of Trump's trade wars as part of the last stages in the life-cycle of our civilisation - and the precursor to a rapid new geopolitical and economic reordering of the international system.| Age of Transformation
While the US administration obsesses with pointing DOGE at relatively small levels of governmental expenditure in areas such as USAID and the Department of Education, when it comes to US healthcare, there are levels of cost inefficiencies and improved outcomes that could reach trillions of dollars if managed effectively.| Horses for Sources | No Boundaries
Science agency funding is under heavy scrutiny by DOGE, OMB, OPM and other Administration offices| NASA Watch
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Apollo eventually purchased the debt at nearly full price, helping to bolster X's flagging valuation.| Sludge
- Trump gives CHIPS Act & AI oversight to DOGE/Musk-| Semiwiki
A Roth Capital Partners survey of residential solar and storage installers revealed a market shift away from the leading home battery provider.| pv magazine USA
How to lose the support of the world It’s been an unprecedented year for the unexpected. We knew there would be chaos once Trump returned to the White House, but who would have predicted that Elon Musk would be transformed from a super rich mega god, into a not quite so rich demon? And Tesla! […] The post A loyalty morality tale appeared first on Loyalty Magazine.| Loyalty Magazine
Senate Democrats have joined their House counterparts in fundraising from the top lobbying firm for the Trump and Musk-tied companies.| Sludge
There’s a reason why the chainsaw is such an apt symbol for the current assault on American science: because you can cut a tree down in minutes, but growing it back takes decades.| Total Internal Reflection
Update: Looks like those Cybertruck fires in Seattle were “most likely” arson, according to investigators. We counted 9 initially, but it’s actually 10, based on recently emerging evidence. We’re only 18 days into March 2025, and already we’ve seen 9 instances of Tesla dealerships, Supercharger stations, or parked vehicles torched or shot in a wave […]| FuelArc News
A U.S. lawmaker has said the government cannot afford to continue its reckless spending. Fox Business host Stuart Varney asked| IJR
The administration claims that it’s targeting DEI. It’s really chipping away at civil rights protections.| Capital B News
Die 10. Kalenderwoche geht zu Ende. Wir haben 18 neue Texte mit insgesamt 169.955 Zeichen veröffentlicht. Willkommen zum netzpolitischen Wochenrückblick.| netzpolitik.org
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.| Mother Jones
One of the highlights of last week’s Texas House of Representatives assignments was the establishment of a DOGE-like committee to ferret out waste and overspending in state government. Formally named the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, “Texas DOGE” has yet to schedule a meeting or have any bills assigned to it. According to […]| The Hayride
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The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union says 133 of its members at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have just been fired following a review of the agency by the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). They include aeronautical information managers, who update domestic and international information about the whole aviation environment, including routes, charts, … Continue reading Musk’s DOGE starts chopping at the FAA| Learmount.com
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. It promotes science in many ways: administering grants, advising government, holding meetings and lectures, and publishing expert reports on scientific matters of public importance. | BishopBlog
The Pentagon is set to begin its termination of thousands of select probationary employees in the coming days as part of the Trump administration’s unfolding campaign to “maximize efficiency” by rapidly reducing the size of the federal workforce, according to a senior defense official.| DefenseScoop
Dogecoin, una criptomoneda que transformó una broma en toda una explosión de valor que puede dar inicio a toda una revolución.| Bit2Me Academy
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."| 404 Media
When Elon Musk began digging into the U.S. Treasury, one phrase kept coming up: “Read-only access.” As in, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency| PYMNTS.com
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."| 404 Media
Pretty alarming!| The New Republic
Elon Musk is reportedly considering using blockchain technology at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk, head of the newly created agency,| PYMNTS.com
By the time this is over, Vivek and Elon will be lucky not to be deported.| Political Orphans
An internal GOP budget squabble has put future funding for the Old Americans Act at risk, as Trump allies mull cuts in similar programs.| Howard Gleckman
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Congressional DOGE Caucus are more than ready to eliminate government waste, but one question remains: Wh| The Floridian
The popularity of memecoins after the election is yet another sign of retail investors’ reluctance to bid on tokens backed by venture capital firms.| Unchained
A trader who nailed the May 2021 Bitcoin (BTC) collapse is suddenly turning bullish on Dogecoin (DOGE). Pseudonymous analyst Dave the Wave tells 146,500 followers on the social media platform X that DOGE may be forming a bullish ascending triangle on the daily timeframe.| The Daily Hodl
A crypto trader and analyst is expressing an overall bullish outlook on Dogecoin (DOGE) as the memecoin consolidates.| The Daily Hodl
Kabosu, the adorable dog that sparked the "doge" meme phenomenon, has passed away. Her owner shared the sad news on Friday.| AirdropAlert
