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DOD press release: DOGE finds $80 million in waste

DOD press release: DOGE finds $80 million in waste

DOD announced via press release that DOGE identified approximately $80 million in "wasteful spending" on programs deemed unrelated to its core mission. Highlighted expenditures include $1.9 million for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, $6 million to the University of Montana for democracy initiatives, and $1.6

Trump aides leverage special status to maintain private-sector ties

Trump aides leverage special status to maintain private-sector ties

A growing number of Trump administration officials, including key policymakers, are serving as special government employees (SGEs), a status that allows them to work for both the government and private clients without publicly disclosing potential conflicts of interest, reports the Wall Street Journal. Among them is Katie Miller, a senior