Stephanie Holmes, a former member of the now-absent Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and current acting chief human capital officer at the Interior Department, issued a memo ordering staff to stop temporarily filling the hundreds of vacant roles—a move workers say would cripple the agency following the DOGE-inspired mass departures.

Musk's time as a public figure in government is coming to an end, though his agency will continue after his departure.

The Washington Post’s investigation into the mental health of federal workers led to thousands of reader reactions.

Under Musk and Trump’s direction, DOGE led a push to remake the federal government according to the administration’s goals. This entailed firing thousands of federal workers, blowing up entire agencies, seizing control of crucial government systems, and reversing federal spending decisions.

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Some meteorologists say they were unable to accurately forecast an ice storm that hit Northern Michigan in March because National Weather Service balloon sites were cut or reduced.

Government contractors Appian and Pegasystems are among those that see an opportunity amid the emphasis on cost cutting.

The Interior bureau that holds the key to Trump’s fossil fuel agenda is riven by feuding between career staff and an emissary from Elon Musk's budget-cutting operation.