Government Efficiency Department (US)

Trump Gives Elon Musk an Oval Office Farewell

Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.

By Tyler Pager

Government Efficiency Department (US) Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

How Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans

A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American people” money. Data show the opposite.

By Coral Davenport and Stacy Cowley

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Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.

By Sheera Frenkel and Aaron Krolik

Government Efficiency Department (US) High Net Worth Individuals Musk, Elon Politics and Government Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government

Elon Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington and DOGE

The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.

By Tyler Pager Maggie Haberman Theodore Schleifer Jonathan Swan