6 d. ago Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts

AmeriCorps has placed most staff members on administrative leave

Politics

8 d. ago Who is Vivian Wilson? Inside the life of Elon Musk's estranged 21

Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian wants nothing to do with him. Here’s everything we know about the young, trans, Teen Vogue cover star

Politics

9 d. ago DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds

The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonprofits that receive funds appropriated by Congress

Economics

9 d. ago Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remastered release date 'confirmed by Xbox support chat'

After screenshots leaked yesterday, fans took to social media to ask Xbox about the Oblivion Remaster – and the Xbox Support team has seemingly confirmed it'll launch very soon indeed

Economics

2 w. ago North Korea 'focussed on helping Russia in Ukraine war in return for weapon tech support'

North Korean despot Kim Jong-Un's outspoken sister has sent a deadly message to the west, warning it will never give up its weapons programme as she mocks America's demands for it to stop nuclear advance

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2 w. ago Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says

Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapseOffice closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have caused “complete, utter chaos” and are threatening to send the agency into a “death spiral”, according to workers at the agency.The SSA operates the largest government program in the US, administering social insurance programs, including retirement, disability and survivor benefits. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Social Security Administration planning to lay off thousands more staff in DOGE cuts despite long wait times and web crashes

Cuts could be made across variety of departments, including communications, personnel, legislative affairs, and retirement and disability policy.

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3 w. ago Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings

Officials said accessing system that processes 276,000 employees’ salaries could put unit at risk of cyber-attacksMembers of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly gained access to a payroll system over the weekend that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across various government agencies, despite warnings from senior staff about the potential risks.According to two people familiar with the situation who spoke with the New York Times, Doge employees had spent about two weeks trying to obtain administrative access to the program, known as the Federal Personnel and Payroll System. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Musk and DOGE’s ‘five things’ emails hit another hitch as the address federal workers were given stops working

The fault comes as Musk has branded himself and his DOGE team as White House ‘tech support’

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last month ‘Big Balls’ gave tech support to criminal group that cyberstalked an FBI agent, report says

Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old Elon Musk acolyte and DOGE staffer, allegedly provided services to cyber gang EGodly while in high school

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last month Teen member of Musk’s Doge staff provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show

Edward Coristine, who is 19, is among members of Doge effort that has been given access to official networksThe best-known member of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters.Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the Doge effort that has been given sweeping access to official networks as it attempts to radically downsize the US government. It is headed by Musk – the world’s richest man – with a powerful mandate from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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last month MAGA activist issues blunt response to Elon Musk after shock Democratic election win in Pennsylvania

Scott Presler earlier asked the tech billionaire for a ‘discussion’ amid calls for Republicans to support a tightly-run Pennsylvania state Senate race

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