What is DOGE? What to know about the Department of Government Efficiency
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump used an executive order to create the Department of Government Efficiency, commonly known as DOGE — an initiative aimed at reducing federal spending and eliminating government waste.
Get the Facts: Kentucky lawmakers looking to establish government efficiency office similar to DOGE
Campaigning in Pennsylvania last September, JD Vance seemed to strike at an unlikely political foe: the besieged president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who’d spent most of the previous two years being hailed by Western leaders as a hero.
Kentucky advances KOGE to improve government efficiency
Kentucky is moving forward with its plan to create its own office of government efficiency. Senate Bill 257 unanimously passed out of a Senate committee on Monday.
DOGE identifies more federal offices in Kentucky to close. What we know
DOGE plans to close 19 federal offices across Kentucky, according to its website. Three federal offices in Louisville are listed. The number of federal offices the Department of Government Efficiency has identified for closure in Kentucky has ballooned to 19 as of Monday,
KY Office of Government Efficiency Moves to State Capital
DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk likened the U.S. retirement system to a pyramid scheme during a podcast with Joe Rogan. Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden shared his theory on the "unusual" circumstances that may have led to the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog.
DOGE targets federal mine safety offices for closure in Kentucky
The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted seven Kentucky mine safety offices for possible closure, according to the DOGE website. On Monday afternoon, the website listed U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety Health Administration office leases in Madisonville,
DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient
The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency wants to charge at least one federal agency millions of dollars for its ...
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President Trump Issues New EO to Improve “Cost Efficiency” of Government Contracts and Grants
On February 26, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) that will significantly impact existing and new government ...
DeSantis creates a second government efficiency task force to curb 'unnecessary spending'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created a second efficiency task for to cut “waste, fraud and abuse” on a state level.
The haphazard nihilism of America’s new Department of Government Efficiency
First, they fired the people who look after the nuclear bombs, then had to hurriedly find where they went and hire them back.
Musk compares DOGE to Clinton's government efficiency initiative, but there are big differences
Elon Musk is likening DOGE's aggressive government overhaul to a Clinton-era task force that oversaw a shrinking of the ...
Blue city mayor embraces government efficiency in new memo to city employees
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie directed city employees in a memo on Tuesday to return to the office at least four days a ...
Does Alabama need its own Department of Government Efficiency?: op-ed
In 2019, the legislature created something similar to DOGE - the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services (ACES).
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Responsible ways to use AI for government efficiency
The Department of Government Efficiency has been accused of potentially violating federal privacy law by accessing Department ...
Clinton and Gore’s Attempts at Government Reform Highlight the Challenges Ahead for DOGE
How Musk's DOGE efforts compare with Clinton's attempts to "reinvent government" and minimize bureaucracy in the 1990s.