DOGE Cuts Efficiency Programs in the Name of ‘Efficiency’

You would think, given Elon Musk’s apparent disgust for government waste, that he would be thrilled to see staffers who have dedicated their careers to making things within the federal government work better. But, according to Wired, he and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency have opted instead to just fire them unceremoniously and abandon their projects to streamline how the government functions. Per Wired, Musk’s chainsaw-style of cutting has effectively cost the General Services Administration (GSA) and United States Digital Service (USDS) about 200 technologists—including at least 90 at 18F, a digital services agency started during the Obama administration that has quietly helped update and improve systems throughout the government, who got let go via email on a Saturday morning. What were those technologists working on that Musk and his crew of college-age edgelords found to be so wasteful or corrupt? Well, among those who lost their job last week were the staffe ... Read full article.