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Office of Personnel Management
February 18, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Guts Crucial OPM Team as Elon Musk Gains Even More Power
The Office of Personnel Management has just limited access to certain government records on Elon Musk and his DOGE minions.
February 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump and Elon Musk’s Anti-Government Blitz Just Hit Another Roadblock
A federal judge put the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” buyout offer to federal employees on hold, 11 hours before the deadline.
February 6, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Senator Has Dire Warning About Letting Elon Musk Run Wild
Ron Wyden didn’t mince words about what Elon Musk and Donald Trump are up to.
February 6, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s “Buyout” Deadline Is Here—With One Crucial Caveat
Federal workers beware: Top Trump officials have admitted his “buyout” isn’t exactly what it seems.
February 4, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Does Elon Musk Even Have Security Clearance to Access Sensitive Data?
Elon Musk is rooting around highly sensitive data, and he might not even have been properly vetted.
January 31, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Elon Musk’s Cronies Locking Federal Workers Out of Computer Systems
Musk’s aides overseeing OPM have taken over critical computer systems—locking everyone else out.
January 29, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Elon Musk’s Henchmen Have Taken Over OPM—and It’s Not Looking Good
One of Musk’s stooges at the Office of Personnel Management is a recent high school graduate.
January 28, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Hit With New Lawsuit for Funneling Sensitive Info to Elon Musk
Pretty alarming!
January 24, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Sends Ominous Test Message to Every Federal Worker in Country
What a week.
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Jeffrey Rosen
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Clay Risen
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