Austerity sounds like it should be about governments cutting costs and spending less. But it’s more about who controls ever-expanding public spending – and who doesn’t.

It should say something about the whiplash the Trump administration has inflicted on the federal workforce that the person ...

The Trump administration’s large cuts to the federal work force turned an annual celebration of federal workers into a ...

Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ...

Analysts say the process of signing and renewing contracts has slowed because of Department of Government Efficiency reviews and a planned reorganization of the State Department, casting doubt on ...

Most notable are the campaign promises Trump implemented on day one, like cutting government waste. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has slashed tens of thousands of federal jobs ...

Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency, which is overseen by Musk, in January with the goal of reducing federal spending and streamlining government operations. Our reporting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department, making a Musk lieutenant acting head of foreign ...

That window closes Wednesday. After the department assesses how many employees took advantage of that and other incentives to voluntarily leave government, it is expected to quickly make a final ...

The Department of Government Efficiency was founded to improve federal tech efficiency, but funding and actual roles are unclear. DOGE claims it's saved taxpayers $115 billion as of mid-March 2025 ...

During the 2024 campaign, Musk said he would take a job in the administration as leader of a “Department of Government Efficiency” or DOGE, referring to the cryptocurrency he champions.

ON SENATE BILL. 257 THE BILL SPONSOR SAYS THE EFFORT THAT WILL SOON BE BROUGHT TO THE SENATE FLOOR WAS INSPIRED BY ELON MUSK’S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. BUT SHE SAYS IT IS SEPARATE ...