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Trump DOGE initiative and government efficiency efforts
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
197 DAYS
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FIRST ENTRY DEC 26
JUL 10 · Day 197
Court fight over federal RIFs continues after Supreme Court ruling
JUN 07 · Day 164
Supreme Court allows DOGE access to Social Security data
JUN 06 · Day 163
Supreme Court allows DOGE access to Social Security systems
MAY 16 · Day 142
DOGE claim of 40% fraudulent Social Security calls disputed by data
MAY 02 · Day 128
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
MAY 01 · Day 127
Elon Musk admits DOGE has fallen short of expectations
APR 28 · Day 124
Public sours on Musk's role and is skeptical of government waste cutting
APR 27 · Day 123
David Sacks compares Elon Musk's DOGE tenure to Twitter acquisition
APR 18 · Day 114
Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration
APR 18 · Day 114
Trump rule change makes thousands of federal workers easier to fire
APR 18 · Day 114
Federal judge pauses Trump administration mass layoffs at CFPB
APR 15 · Day 111
DOGE whistleblower report on NLRB data access
APR 09 · Day 105
Appeals court clears way for Trump to restart mass firings of probationary workers
MAR 20 · Day 85
Court blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security systems with personal information
MAR 19 · Day 84
DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace
MAR 18 · Day 83
Federal probationary workers reinstated but placed on paid leave
MAR 14 · Day 79
Judge orders sweeping rehiring of fired workers at 18 federal agencies
MAR 12 · Day 77
DOGE-led federal job cuts: agencies affected by reductions in force
MAR 11 · Day 76
Researchers learn Trump administration axed their vaccination improvement work
MAR 07 · Day 72
Trump tells Cabinet members they are in charge, not Musk
FEB 24 · Day 61
Federal workers sue over Musk's firing threat
FEB 17 · Day 54
Judge to rule on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees
FEB 17 · Day 54
DOGE seeks access to IRS taxpayer database
FEB 16 · Day 53
Trump administration fires thousands of probationary federal workers across agencies
FEB 15 · Day 52
Energy Department recalls dismissed nuclear bomb specialists
FEB 15 · Day 52
Trump federal worker layoffs spark anger and chaos
FEB 15 · Day 52
Mass resignation wave under second Trump administration
FEB 15 · Day 52
DOGE shares agency data online, sparking intelligence community concern
FEB 15 · Day 52
Trump administration ousts over 400 DHS employees
FEB 14 · Day 51
Trump administration federal workforce layoffs and fallout
FEB 13 · Day 50
Federal worker buyout participation falls short at 75,000
FEB 10 · Day 47
White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage
FEB 10 · Day 47
Judge continues pause on Trump's federal buyout offer
FEB 10 · Day 47
Analysis: legal implications if Musk defies court orders
FEB 10 · Day 47
Trump administration seeks urgent end of court order blocking access to Treasury systems
FEB 09 · Day 46
Rep. Turner praises Musk's government role
FEB 09 · Day 46
Vance and Musk question authority of courts amid legal pushback on Trump agenda
FEB 09 · Day 46
Trump administration orders CFPB to stop work and closes building
FEB 08 · Day 45
NIH slashes funding for indirect biomedical research costs
FEB 08 · Day 45
Russell Vought takes over as CFPB acting head; DOGE team deletes X account
FEB 08 · Day 45
Federal workers who took Trump buyout express fear and regret after judge's order
FEB 07 · Day 44
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government media subscriptions
FEB 07 · Day 44
Elon Musk targets CFPB
FEB 07 · Day 44
Trump and Musk shake up federal workforce
FEB 07 · Day 44
Federal worker buyout program paused by court
FEB 07 · Day 44
EPA employees working on environmental justice put on leave
FEB 06 · Day 43
Elon Musk trolls critics as DOGE targets US agencies
FEB 06 · Day 43
Democrats zero in on Musk as way to attack Trump
FEB 06 · Day 43
Judge to consider request to block Trump's federal employee buyout
FEB 06 · Day 43
Judge likely to block DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records
FEB 06 · Day 43
CDC scientific report resumes publication after unprecedented pause
FEB 05 · Day 42
CIA offers buyout to entire workforce
FEB 05 · Day 42
Elon Musk and DOGE access to government data
FEB 04 · Day 41
Elon Musk's broad takeover of federal agencies with Trump's backing
FEB 04 · Day 41
Veterans data swept up in Musk's takeover of Treasury system
FEB 03 · Day 40
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government
FEB 03 · Day 40
CFPB halts work after Bessent appointed acting head
FEB 03 · Day 40
Treasury Department gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system
FEB 03 · Day 40
Trump moves to shut down USAID as Musk tightens control
FEB 02 · Day 39