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US Federal Workforce Hits Record as Musk ‘Buyout’ Offer Looms

The US government head count grew to its highest level in any non-census year since World War II in January, according to new figures released Friday, as President Donald Trump took office looking to cut one in 10 federal employees.

The Washington Post · 1d

Federal workers 'defiant' on Musk's buyout | Sidebar

On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down the buyout offer made to federal workers as Elon Musk's DOGE continues to try to downsize government: What is the offer,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Musk aims to hobble federal workers ahead of ‘buyout’ deadline

Elon Musk has declared war on the bureaucracy. And as a Thursday deadline nears for federal employees to take a "buyout," he is looking to demoralize and wear down his enemy. Across the government, officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have fired off message after message pushing staff to accept the deferred resignation program,

Lawmakers want to ban DeepSeek from government devices

BGR · 5h

DeepSeek is ‘TikTok on steroids,’ lawmaker says as US ban on government devices looms

A bipartisan bill to ban DeepSeek AI from governmental devices has been introduced, as other lawmakers call the AI "TikTok on steroids."

The Washington Post · 1d

House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

CNN · 1d

US lawmakers want to ban DeepSeek from government devices

A pair of US lawmakers are seeking to ban government workers from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence chatbot on official devices.

What position does Elon Musk hold in the federal government? Is his position legal?

Elon Musk's new position of special government employee is raising more questions than not. Here's what to know.

14h

The US Government Is Not a Startup

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and ...

3hon MSN

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified

Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are ...

2don MSN

Trump and Musk's dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy

Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the ...

MIT Technology Review9h

Inside the race to archive the US government’s websites

Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health ...

3hon MSN

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from putting thousands of USAID workers on leave

A federal judge temporarily barred USAID from putting 2,200 workers on paid leave after employee groups filed a lawsuit ...

US states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems

A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by ...

3don MSN

Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms

A White House official says Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee." ...

23h

Who are Elon Musk's 'DOGE kids,' tasked with 'hacking' the US federal government?

Musk has assembled a young cohort of engineers who have demanded, and secured, access to all or part of data from several ...

7hon MSN

Fact Check: US Government Did Not Give New York Times 'Tens of Millions'

The New York Times confirmed that it has received no federal grants, that subscriptions have been bought for decades under Democratic and Republican administrations, including the first Trump ...

1don MSN

The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government

Elon Musk is not the president, but it does appear that he—a foreign-born, unelected billionaire who was not confirmed by ...

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