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A Social Security customer service office in Wisconsin is cutting more than 58% of its workers in the coming weeks. It’s one of 41 field offices where staff is being reduced by more than a quarter due to Trump’s budget cuts.That’s fewer people to answer phones, handle in-person appointments, and…
Elon Musk on Saturday defended the White House DOGE Office, arguing that the task force is “extremely transparent.” Musk has faced a growing backlash over his work to reshape the federal government.”We’re very transparent with the Department of Government Efficiency,” Musk told Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini virtually at…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The DOGE office’s actions have led to over 216,000 firings, a new report found. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.’s report is the most comprehensive look at scale of the…
As California recovers from devastating wildfires and hurricane season fast approaches, President Donald Trump and the White House DOGE team are slashing the workforce at the federal agency responsible for monitoring extreme weather.Business Insider spoke to more than a dozen current and former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Anxious retirees have been phoning AARP in droves about their Social Security benefits.A spokesperson said that since February 1, the nonprofit has received roughly 2,000 calls a week on the issue, and “by far the number one” concern is about disruptions to checks.”They’re really struggling to get by and Social…
Recession signs are flashing in all but six states as the Trump administration’s policies threaten to throttle growth, a recent analysis found.The unemployment rate in 44 states has jumped by at least 0.5 percentage points between this economic cycle’s low and January, Rosenberg Research said in a recent note.The only…
BI spoke to federally employed military spouses about how mass firings have impacted them.They said the changes, which one called ‘psychological warfare,’ have scrambled familial planning.Of employed military spouses, 27% work for the federal government, compared to 2% of Americans.When Cassandra Ramsey first arrived at a US Army base in…
From the start of President Trump’s second term, DOGE has dominated politics in Washington.After the 2024 elections, Republicans created DOGE caucuses on both ends of the Capitol.The caucuses are aiming to work with administration and Elon Musk to identify government waste.During the 2024 elections, Republicans won back the Senate and…
Ben Gibson moved from Idaho to Washington, DC, to work with the US Department of Veterans Affairs.In five months, DOGE terminated his job along with thousands of other probationary federal workers.Gibson said he just received an email and was let go the same day with no clarity.This as-told-to essay is…
Alexander Simonpour, who has worked at Tesla for several years, has popped up at NASA.He’s scheduled to attend a meeting next week with other DOGE people on NASA’s layoff plans.At least four people with Tesla connections have joined the Elon Musk-linked initiative.A longtime Tesla engineering manager is on the DOGE…
