Government Efficiency Department (US)

Musk’s Cost-Saving Claims Are Wrong in So Many Ways

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We found huge errors in the “wall of receipts” for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, where the group lists what it has saved by canceling federal contracts. After The New York Times and other news organizations pointed out the errors, the team quietly removed all five of the largest savings it originally claimed. But David A. Fahrenthold, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, describes how Mr. Musk’s group then added new errors.

Judge Appears Skeptical of Claims That Musk Isn’t Driving DOGE

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The judge prodded government lawyers for additional clarity on Elon Musk’s role in a case that directly challenges the constitutionality of his operation and his part in the rapid reshaping of government.

As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

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Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.

Stunned U.S.A.I.D. Workers Return to Clean Out Their Desks

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Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”

Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media

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The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top adviser to President Trump, that referred to Nazi leaders.

Defense Secretary Hegseth Enters the Sept. 11 Case Fray

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The new Pentagon chief got a look at Guantánamo Bay’s most infamous inmate in his recent visit to the wartime prison.