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Department of Government Efficiency

Arcs in the news about Department of Government Efficiency from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 133 stories · 802 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 13, 2024

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Elon Musk in Trump's government: DOGE, his exit and their feud

2 of 62 stories this year · 1 about Department of Government Efficiency

Trump administration's DOGE agency shutting down after controversial run that began with Elon Musk · 8 articles, Jul 6FBI agent proposed criminal probe into Elon Musk over OPM email policy, email reveals · 6 articles, Sep 15

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Everything else4 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Department of Government Efficiency

  1. Sep 18US Institute of Peace asks court to block Trump from carving his name into the building15 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 15– 17Federal employees were paid nearly $7 billion not to work under DOGE effort: GAO32 articles · 24 independent sources
    6 left, 6 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 6– 7DOGE claims of saving $110 billion are incorrect and unreliable, watchdog says37 articles · 35 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 6 right
  4. Jan 21Trump administration says DOGE may have misused Social Security data11 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
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