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New Yorker goes deep on Musk’s DOGE days

New Yorker goes deep on Musk’s DOGE days

The New Yorker’s Benjamin Wallace-Wells goes deep on DOGE in the weekly’s 23 June 2025 issue. With access to the usual anonymous “former DOGE staff” and “senior government officials,” Wallace-Wells follows Sahil Lavingia, a tech entrepreneur turned government employee, offering a firsthand account of the confusion and isolation

Musk breaks with Trump over proposed NASA science cuts

Musk breaks with Trump over proposed NASA science cuts

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is distancing himself from President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which reportedly slashes NASA’s science funding by as much as 50 percent. Calling the news “troubling,” Musk responded Friday to a report by Ars Technica, marking a rare public split from an administration that has

F-35 program office clarifies $2.1 trillion price tag with full cost breakdown

F-35 program office clarifies $2.1 trillion price tag with full cost breakdown

The $2.1 trillion lifetime cost of the F-35 fighter jet program has made headlines for months, raising eyebrows in both policy circles and public debate. Now, the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) is offering new context, saying the figure reflects an unprecedented 94-year estimate encompassing every facet

Musk-Navarro feud erupts over tariffs and Tesla’s American credentials

Musk-Navarro feud erupts over tariffs and Tesla’s American credentials

A rare public feud between two of President Trump’s top advisers spilled into full view this week, as Elon Musk lashed out at White House trade counselor Peter Navarro, calling him a “moron” over comments downplaying Tesla’s role as a US manufacturer. The dispute began after Navarro, appearing

DOGE’s IRS “Mega API’ hackathon raises alarms over data privacy, feasibility

DOGE’s IRS “Mega API’ hackathon raises alarms over data privacy, feasibility

DOGE is reportedly organizing a hackathon to build a “mega API” for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), aiming to centralize and cloud-host taxpayer data, Wired reports. The initiative, led by DOGE operatives Gavin Kliger and health-tech CEO Sam Corcos, seeks to gather dozens of IRS engineers in DC to complete

Horizon Cutting-rooms links for Friday, 4 April 2025

Horizon Cutting-rooms links for Friday, 4 April 2025

This week, the Horizon reported on the second wave or buyout offers rolling out to feds, Mitre layoffs, the new mass mod (#25) GSA is rolling out to Schedules, and an end-in-sight to DOGE? Your rather late links follow. “IRS will bring fired probationary employees back to work by mid-April,

Mitre Corp. latest to announce layoffs as federal contract cuts spark broader DC job losses

Mitre Corp. latest to announce layoffs as federal contract cuts spark broader DC job losses

Mitre Corp., one of Greater Washington’s largest government technology contractors, is laying off 442 employees—about 4.9 percent of its workforce—amid the fallout from the Trump administration’s cancellation of billions in federal contracts, as reported by the *Washington Business Journal.* The layoffs, which take effect 3