How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
Can MAGA Run the American Empire?
Foreign aid is seen as especially wasteful because the money doesn’t flow back to the American taxpayer, and is especially ...
If the government wants science to have an economic impact, it has to put its money where its mouth is
Billed as the most significant change to the science system in 30 years, last week's announcement of major structural changes to scientific research institutions was objectively a big deal.
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Why the U.S. government owes itself money
It lent its extra money to the rest of the government. The government immediately spent it, but told Social Security it would pay it back when there’s a rainy day and Social Security might need ...
‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’: Three Opinion Writers on What Happened to the Democrats
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Michelle Goldberg ...
Can He Do That? What Legal Experts Say About Trump’s Most Radical Moves
His Administration’s recent actions—attempting to dismantle independent agencies, granting private individuals access to ...
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GOP Sen. Johnson says Musk’s dismantling of USAID is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services cleared the Senate Finance Committee ...
Fast Company10d
This is what happens when you try to run the government the way Elon Musk runs Twitter
Except more than jobs are at stake. There are plenty of reasons why the U.S. government should not be run like a company ... of the city trying to save money by switching sources for its drinking ...
Heat pumps: Can you have them in older, larger houses?
Householders with larger homes may hesitate over whether the new tech can heat their properties, but experts and heat pump ...
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'Unsustainable' — More Windsor officers needed to satisfy Trump's border demands
“Staffing levels to effectively run the ports of entry is ... along the Canada-U.S. border. The federal government reports that the bridge handles more than $390 million in trade every day.
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What Tech Executives Can Bring To The Public Sector
His follow-up explanation revealed something profound about what tech leaders might actually offer the government: "Need to fix the ... makes a government less effective at any size.
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With or without DOGE, Democrats need a plan for fixing the government
But before Democrats dismiss the DOGE as just more MAGA trollery, it’s fair to ask — where’s their plan for making government more efficient and effective ... broken and need urgent repair.