Department of Government Efficiency
A White House official told Reuters that the agency once led by billionaire Elon Musk to hollow out the federal government "doesn't exist."
“Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,” a former General Services Administration official said about Elon Musk’s drastic cuts.
Charles Borges, Social Security's chief data officer, says the agency retaliated against him for exposing sketchy handling of Americans' private information.
“We’re seeing the arson of our government,” warned Max Stier of Partnership for Public Service, which has been tracking people's lost jobs since January.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Elon Musk's acolytes copied a database of Americans' personal information and uploaded it to a vulnerable server, warned SSA's chief data officer.
Making employees miserable has helped the administration push them out the door through deferred resignation and early retirement programs.
Democrats did the math on DOGE's "war on waste." It's costing Americans $21.7 billion, they concluded.
His statements come amid fierce scrutiny of staffing shortages following the Texas floods.
Edward Coristine has followed the world's richest person out the door at DOGE.
Crockett thanked the Democrats' witness for understanding "the assignment" as the congresswoman quizzed her on the GOP moves.