We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did
by Nick Robins-Early from Technology | The Guardian on (#72FM7)
Calculating the actual savings and impact of the bulldozing US department that vowed to cut $1tn in waste is difficult
When Elon Musk vowed late last year to lead a department of government efficiency" (Doge), he claimed it would operate with maximum transparency" as it set about saving $2tn worth of waste and exposing massive fraud.
Today, with Musk out of the White House, Doge having cut only a tiny fraction of the waste it promised, and dozens of lawsuits alleging violations of privacy and transparency laws, much of what the agency has done remains a mystery.
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