Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Efficiency

DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower (krebsonsecurity.com)
A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged last week that denizens of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) siphoned gigabytes of data from the agency’s sensitive case files in early March.

Data Security, Whistleblowing, Labor Relations, Government Efficiency, Elon Musk

991 points by todsacerdoti 3 days ago | 530 comments

Whistleblower: DOGE siphoned NLRB case data (krebsonsecurity.com)
A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few traces of network activity.

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Labor Law, Elon Musk, Government Efficiency

35 points by todsacerdoti 4 days ago | 4 comments

Elon Musk touts $150B in savings in FY2026 – after claiming DOGE could cut $1T (nypost.com)
Elon Musk claimed his Department of Government Efficiency will save $150 billion from the federal budget in fiscal year 2026 — a far cry from the $1 trillion the tech titan was confident he could slash.

Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, Savings, Finance, Cryptocurrency

8 points by hypeatei 10 days ago | 5 comments

Doge Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has produced an accounting of impressive-sounding budget cuts using inflated and speculative figures, even claiming credit for canceling a contract that did not exist.

Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, Budget Cuts, Misinformation

121 points by rurp 11 days ago | 40 comments

Assessment of Doge and Musk's Actions for Government Efficiency (bozho.net)
The Trump administration began with a commitment to optimizing the efficiency of the government, introducing the so-called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) under Elon Musk.

Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, Politics

11 points by bozho 34 days ago | 2 comments

DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has repeatedly posted error-filled data that inflated its success at saving taxpayer money. But after a series of news reports called out those mistakes, the group changed its tactics.

Government Efficiency, Data Analysis, Elon Musk, Media Influence

39 points by jbegley 44 days ago | 11 comments

Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story (wired.com)
Employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) were informed on Thursday morning that new rules forbid them from accessing “general news” websites, including those that have been at the forefront of the reporting on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort.

Social Security, Government, Elon Musk, News Censorship, Government Efficiency

9 points by coloneltcb 51 days ago | 0 comments

Cutting health care "waste" is hard (slowboring.com)
I’m happy to concede that “wasteful spending” is, in fact, a real thing and that making the government more efficient is genuinely desirable, even as DOGE wreaks havoc on the American state and it becomes increasingly clear that efficiency isn’t actually the goal of Donald Trump or Elon Musk.

Healthcare, Government Efficiency, Politics

6 points by JumpCrisscross 52 days ago | 0 comments

Understanding Doge as Procurement Capture (anildash.com)
For the last few months, there's been a lot of conversation around the "Department" of Government Efficiency, which is ostensibly an effort at improving government efficency, with a primary narrative being around government spending.

Government Efficiency, Procurement, Cryptocurrency, Politics

18 points by intunderflow 55 days ago | 0 comments

Veterans Affairs Official Issues Stark Warning About Musk's 'Absolute Chaos' (msn.com)
A Veterans Affairs (VA) official has raised alarm over the sweeping cuts and restructuring efforts led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Veterans Affairs, Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, Politics

11 points by actionfromafar 59 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals (economist.com)
It should be a management consultant’s dream. The organisation is immense. Bloat is a problem. And the new boss is eager to shake things up. President Donald Trump and his disrupter-in-chief, Elon Musk, have already begun hacking away at America’s federal bureaucracy. Mr Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has set itself the target of cutting government spending by a colossal $2trn.

Management Consulting, Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, Artificial Intelligence, Business

47 points by matthewsinclair 60 days ago | 40 comments

DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency say they have saved the federal government $55 billion through staff reductions, lease cancellations and a long list of terminated contracts published online this week as a “wall of receipts.”

Cryptocurrency, Government Efficiency, Elon Musk

1092 points by belter 63 days ago | 1462 comments

Elon Musk's Doge Targets US Gold Reserves (ibtimes.co.uk)
Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been driving massive changes across US federal agencies and institutions in an attempt to trim unnecessary spending and redundant workforce for transparency and enhanced operational throughput.

Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, US Government, Finance, Cryptocurrency

12 points by monsterRest 67 days ago | 3 comments

Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government? (theguardian.com)
Musk and Donald Trump propose a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, crypto wins big in the election and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok

Politics, Government Efficiency, Social Media

15 points by beardyw 165 days ago | 9 comments