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While Trump has largely ended telework for federal employees, USDA HQ staffers were informed today that they should work remotely for the next 3 weeks bc their office building is being used to house soldiers who are part of the Army/Trump bday parade in DC

A tech entrepreneur got a DOGE job w/in VA. He had some ideas for new tools for the dept, but overall thought things were working pretty well. He said this to a reporter, and was fired the next day. VA Sec Collins has insisted his dept is broken in justifying cuts/other changes

"The [U.S. govt] has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic data into a national criminal database used by local, state, and federal law enforcement..." wired.com/story/cbp-dna-…

Steve Davis, Elon Musk's decades-long fixer on all things and the guy who basically oversaw Musk's cost-cutting day-to-day, is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, per a White House official. More on Davis: nytimes.com/2025/03/20/tec…

News: Vought leaving Johnson’s office says he still expects the WH to send its rescissions package tomorrow; that it will include “the same $9.4B we’ve been talking about” — and that more will follow if it passes. “I think we're very interested to make sure it passes both the

The Trump administration is seeking $45 million in funding and 150 employees for DOGE next year nextgov.com/policy/2025/06…

ICYMI: Musk says that he's stepping back from DOGE, but the White House is requesting $45 million in funding for DOGE moving forward, as well as 150 employees

Short-staffed NWS enters hurricane season in "uncharted territory." Meteorologists share their concerns. cbsn.ws/3T7d4oc

Reporter: “What do you think the future of DOGE will be and who is exactly in charge?” Former DOGE staffer: “I have no idea…To be honest, even when I was there, it was unclear who was in charge.” #WITAOD

NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans in their conference meeting that he’s called and texted Elon Musk to try to explain both the DOGE cuts/rescissions and reconciliation processes Musk has threatened to target Republicans in the midterms over the Trump megabill In

The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. wired.com/story/big-ball…

Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed. wapo.st/44Y1gvR

New: One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government's main hub for combating violent extremism. propub.li/3T8JheN

BREAKING: The U.S. government says 247,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the most in eight months. apnews.com/article/unempl…

NEWS: House & Senate Republicans are pumping the brakes on the Trump administration's Palantir-powered push to merge agency data. Their concern: A future president might abuse the trove. Davidson: "I hope to turn it off" Rounds: "Are there protections?" Massie: "It sounds bad"

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens to cut government contracts and subsidies key to Musk's businesses as fallout spreads from their feud.

‘DOGE affiliated staff, some of whom were responsible for pushing out thousands of federal workers, texted one another on Thursday about whether they would be fired next, according to administration officials. ‘ wsj.com/politics/elon-…

Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many federal employees dismissed under DOGE’s staff-slashing initiatives after wiping out entire offices. wapo.st/4dOjbY2

Got my hands on an internal IRS report on how Direct File went this season. TLDR: pretty well. 94% of users said their experience was excellent or above average. That said, the IRS is reportedly killing the free tax filing service. nextgov.com/digital-govern…