64 m. ago A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

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89 m. ago Department of Agriculture employee reacts after he was fired on Presidents Day

The money that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims to be saving comes at a huge cost to the workers they're firing. NPR sat down with one federal employee fired on Presidents Day.

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23 h. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access to Americans’ Data, Alarming Government Employees

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

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25 h. ago She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired

Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.

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32 h. ago 'Catastrophic results': Union, taxpayer groups take stab at DOGE in latest lawsuit over IRS data access

A lawsuit filed Monday claims DOGE "could" have access to Elon Musk's business competitors' data.

Economics

34 h. ago National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

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36 h. ago Judge denies request to temporarily block DOGE's mass firings, access to data

A federal judge denied an urgent request to temporarily block Elon Musk and DOGE from firing employees or accessing records from a half a dozen government agencies.

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37 h. ago Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs

The decision came in a lawsuit filed by 14 states challenging DOGE’s authority to access sensitive government data. The post Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs appeared first on Boston.com.

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39 h. ago Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data

A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.

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45 h. ago James Carville tells Dems to 'play possum' as nationwide protests rage against Trump

James Carville advised the Democratic Party to "play possum" as nationwide protests take place against President Donald Trump's mass federal employee firings.

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48 h. ago Court decision allows DOGE to continue accessing student data

Court decision allows DOGE to continue accessing student data  The Washington Post

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49 h. ago Elon Musk's DOGE group seeks access to sensitive IRS taxpayer data

NPR's A Martinez talks with Nina Olson, executive director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights, about the risks of granting Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive IRS data.

Economics

53 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge rules Musk's DOGE can access student loan data

In an affidavit filed in federal court on Tuesday, a White House official clarified that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Politics

56 h. ago Donald Trump fires hundreds of FAA employees weeks after midair Washington DC plane crash

Donald Trump fires hundreds of FAA employees weeks after midair Washington DC plane crash  Mint

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56 h. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears

Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears  Al Jazeera English

Economics

65 h. ago Federal judge skeptical of effort to block Musk's DOGE from accessing data, firing employees

A federal judge expressed skepticism of arguments against President Donald Trump's DOGE and Elon Musk in a case seeking to bar access to federal data on Monday.

Politics

65 h. ago Elon Musk's latest move involves millions of Americans' personal tax details: Sources

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency requested access to an IRS data system that retains the personal tax information on millions of Americans, sources say.

Economics

3 d. ago Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?

The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.

Events

5 d. ago US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data

A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury Department.

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