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The DOGE Czar’s Plan To Loot Medicare

Maureen Tkacik The American Prospect
Elon Musk’s coup plotters cut their teeth at an obscure Obamacare agency that burned $10 billion testing bogus cost savings initiatives.

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag

Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Before Elon Musk and Donald Trump can exercise authoritarian power, he must purge the federal bureaucracy. But federal workers aren’t playing ball. Federal workers see they are the targets of an authoritarian attempt to abolish democracy.

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge

David Dayen The American Prospect
As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance. FAA director Mike Whitaker resigned, effective January 20.

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Federal Workers Brace for Change Amid DOGE Rhetoric

Rebecca Beitsch The Hill
“Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) co-leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated a number of plans targeting federal workers, including plans to end telework.
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