Amanda Aronchik

Yeah. So like If someone eats some bad lettuce with E. coli, a doctor would flag it. And then this system that Atir works on would help everyone try to identify where the E. coli outbreak is coming from.

Yeah. So like If someone eats some bad lettuce with E. coli, a doctor would flag it. And then this system that Atir works on would help everyone try to identify where the E. coli outbreak is coming from.

We're now Doge. Doge. The U.S. Digital Service was now going to be the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk's team.

We're now Doge. Doge. The U.S. Digital Service was now going to be the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk's team.

We're now Doge. Doge. The U.S. Digital Service was now going to be the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk's team.

Was your boss like Elon Musk? No, my boss was still my boss. Atiyah says some Doge people did ask everyone on her team for this interview, like a tell us what you do here interview.

Was your boss like Elon Musk? No, my boss was still my boss. Atiyah says some Doge people did ask everyone on her team for this interview, like a tell us what you do here interview.

Was your boss like Elon Musk? No, my boss was still my boss. Atiyah says some Doge people did ask everyone on her team for this interview, like a tell us what you do here interview.

And it's been, uh... A little chaotic. A lot of mixed messages. A lot of mixed messages. Like, first, they offered buyouts to every single government employee, but not enough people took the buyouts. Then thousands of workers were fired in, like, a blanket way. But then, oh, no, a judge said they actually can't do that. There was that...

And it's been, uh... A little chaotic. A lot of mixed messages. A lot of mixed messages. Like, first, they offered buyouts to every single government employee, but not enough people took the buyouts. Then thousands of workers were fired in, like, a blanket way. But then, oh, no, a judge said they actually can't do that. There was that...

And it's been, uh... A little chaotic. A lot of mixed messages. A lot of mixed messages. Like, first, they offered buyouts to every single government employee, but not enough people took the buyouts. Then thousands of workers were fired in, like, a blanket way. But then, oh, no, a judge said they actually can't do that. There was that...

Email where government employees were asked to reply with the five things they did that week. The White House told agencies they wanted maximum elimination of functions. But then the White House was like, oh, wait, no, actually, we don't have the authority to tell agencies what to cut. Some people have been rehired after they were fired.

Email where government employees were asked to reply with the five things they did that week. The White House told agencies they wanted maximum elimination of functions. But then the White House was like, oh, wait, no, actually, we don't have the authority to tell agencies what to cut. Some people have been rehired after they were fired.

Email where government employees were asked to reply with the five things they did that week. The White House told agencies they wanted maximum elimination of functions. But then the White House was like, oh, wait, no, actually, we don't have the authority to tell agencies what to cut. Some people have been rehired after they were fired.

The IRS is preparing to cut up to 50,000 jobs. The Education Department just announced it's cutting half of its staff, like 2,000 jobs.

The IRS is preparing to cut up to 50,000 jobs. The Education Department just announced it's cutting half of its staff, like 2,000 jobs.

The IRS is preparing to cut up to 50,000 jobs. The Education Department just announced it's cutting half of its staff, like 2,000 jobs.

That would be a lot of jobs. But we've done it before. We've actually cut more. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Sarah Gonzalez.

That would be a lot of jobs. But we've done it before. We've actually cut more. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Sarah Gonzalez.

That would be a lot of jobs. But we've done it before. We've actually cut more. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Sarah Gonzalez.