July 1, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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DOGE's Mandate Ends With No Final Accounting of Its Cuts

As the Department of Government Efficiency approached the July 4, 2026 termination date set by President Trump's January 2025 executive order, OMB Director Russell Vought told a House Appropriations subcommittee on June...

December 24, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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New York Times Analysis Finds Most of DOGE's Largest Savings Claims Were Inaccurate

A New York Times review published around December 24-25, 2025 examined DOGE's largest publicized savings claims and found that 28 of the top 40 were inaccurate, including all of the 13 largest. Among the examples cited...