Reforming the Federal Contracts and Grants System
Watchdog Finds Scant Records of DOGE Ethics Training, Financial Disclosures
FedScoop - Only a fraction of the 206 DOGE personnel identified by a congressional watchdog had paper trails associated with ethics and records management...
GAO Report – DOGE Wall of Receipts: More Transparency Needed on How Savings Are Derived from Contract, Grant, and Lease Terminations
GAO evaluated the purported savings estimates for contract, grant, and lease terminations listed on DOGE's webpage, called the Wall of Receipts. The Wall of...
GAO Report – FEMA Workforce: Staff Reductions and Lack of Planning May Impact Mission Readiness
GAO was asked to review FEMA’s ability to provide effective staffing for disaster response and recovery, and how it is addressing workforce challenges. GAO...
Federal Science Agencies Facing a ‘Generational Loss,’ Nonprofit Says
Federal News Network - Amid the Trump administration’s workforce overhauls, some federal science agencies appear to be bearing the brunt of the changes, according...
Innovation on Ice: How DOGE Derailed an SBA Tech Program
FedScoop - Regional Innovation Clusters enjoyed bipartisan support for 15 years. Then Elon Musk’s group canceled awards and left backers of the tech startup...
What DOGE Taught us About AI and Federal Workers
Government Executive - Last year, the U.S. Agency for International Development lost 97% of its staff in a matter of weeks. An article published...
What DOGE Taught Us About AI and Federal Workers
NextGov/FCW - Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public...
DOGE Is About Making Government Services Easier to Access, Its Head Says
Government Executive - Department of Government Efficiency acting Administrator Amy Gleason says that efficiency — the tagline billionaire Elon Musk heralded during his involvement...
Federal Court Strikes Down NEH’s Mass Termination of Over 1,400 Grants
In a sweeping 143-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon granted summary judgment for plaintiffs and permanently enjoined the federal government from enforcing its...
DOGE Pitched AI-Fueled ‘Regulation Extermination’ Tool to HUD
FedScoop - DOGE’s playbook for using artificial intelligence to eliminate regulations was on full display at the Department of Housing and Urban Development last...
GAO Report – Department of Government Efficiency: Treasury Needs to Fully Implement Data Protection Controls
The United States DOGE Service was created by executive order to implement the President’s goals to maximize government efficiency by modernizing technology. GAO was...
Experts Say Trump Inflated His Deregulation Numbers, But His Process Changes Are Here to Stay
Government Executive - Regulatory experts across the ideological spectrum agreed that the Trump administration has overstated its success in cutting regulations. But they also...
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