Luke Rosiak

Already, Doge has been mining through spending records and flagging grants it views as wasteful, and then working with the Office of Management and Budget or agencies to stop them. It said it's canceled a billion dollars in DEI contracts so far. It's also focusing on using technology to save money.

Then there are grants, especially through USAID, that Musk said are basically slush funds funding international liberal activism.

Then there are grants, especially through USAID, that Musk said are basically slush funds funding international liberal activism.

Oh, absolutely. Employees from Musk's businesses have taken roles at agencies that serve as the nerve centers of the federal government, specifically the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, and the General Services Administration, the GSA. Now, OPM was behind the buyout offer that will pay employees until September if they quit.

Oh, absolutely. Employees from Musk's businesses have taken roles at agencies that serve as the nerve centers of the federal government, specifically the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, and the General Services Administration, the GSA. Now, OPM was behind the buyout offer that will pay employees until September if they quit.

It's also key to dealing with unions, which are going to be a big impediment to personnel reform. The Biden administration signed a contract with one union literally three days before Trump took office, and Congress's DOGE subcommittee is investigating that. Now, GSA manages real estate procurement and technology for other agencies.

It's also key to dealing with unions, which are going to be a big impediment to personnel reform. The Biden administration signed a contract with one union literally three days before Trump took office, and Congress's DOGE subcommittee is investigating that. Now, GSA manages real estate procurement and technology for other agencies.

Doge said it's already terminated the leases of some government buildings. And Musk knows that government employees have a vested interest in keeping the spigots of cash flowing. He said his plan is to outmaneuver them by working harder than they're willing to. Musk aides have literally been living in OPM headquarters.

Doge said it's already terminated the leases of some government buildings. And Musk knows that government employees have a vested interest in keeping the spigots of cash flowing. He said his plan is to outmaneuver them by working harder than they're willing to. Musk aides have literally been living in OPM headquarters.

Sure. So a GSA unit that develops websites for agencies across the government called the Technology Transformation Service had a former Tesla engineer installed at the top. Now, TTS and its major component called AT&F is a perfect example of the really hard-to-eradicate bias that's present in the government. Its X logo was a transgender flag.

Sure. So a GSA unit that develops websites for agencies across the government called the Technology Transformation Service had a former Tesla engineer installed at the top. Now, TTS and its major component called AT&F is a perfect example of the really hard-to-eradicate bias that's present in the government. Its X logo was a transgender flag.

It spent time programming an inclusion bot that would monitor what staff typed and lecture them if they used phrases like nuts, which it said was derogatory. So a bot made to language police. Yeah. And this part of this happened, you know, including during the first Trump term. And it gets crazier at TTS.

It spent time programming an inclusion bot that would monitor what staff typed and lecture them if they used phrases like nuts, which it said was derogatory. So a bot made to language police. Yeah. And this part of this happened, you know, including during the first Trump term. And it gets crazier at TTS.

Its employee handbook said, before speaking at a meeting, employees should describe what they look like so any blind people would know if there was sufficient racial diversity. Now, OPM has ordered employees back to the office, which will have a side effect of encouraging more to accept the buyout. They expect 10% of employees to take it, which would save $100 billion.

Its employee handbook said, before speaking at a meeting, employees should describe what they look like so any blind people would know if there was sufficient racial diversity. Now, OPM has ordered employees back to the office, which will have a side effect of encouraging more to accept the buyout. They expect 10% of employees to take it, which would save $100 billion.

Now, you can see the changes this group makes through tools that track code, and they've been deleting the inclusion bot, sections of the handbook. a surprising portion of their work product that had more to do with employee comfort and left-wing virtue signaling than the mission. Sounds like it.

Now, you can see the changes this group makes through tools that track code, and they've been deleting the inclusion bot, sections of the handbook. a surprising portion of their work product that had more to do with employee comfort and left-wing virtue signaling than the mission. Sounds like it.

He's made incredible progress. For some employees and woke policies, it appears it is over. But to some extent, DEI is the low-hanging fruit, and some things are harder to change. We'll see if the return to work orders and the buyout offers are a filtering mechanism that will result in a workforce that can be trusted to implement rather than subvert their chief executive's directive.

He's made incredible progress. For some employees and woke policies, it appears it is over. But to some extent, DEI is the low-hanging fruit, and some things are harder to change. We'll see if the return to work orders and the buyout offers are a filtering mechanism that will result in a workforce that can be trusted to implement rather than subvert their chief executive's directive.

I think that's right. Luke, thanks so much for reporting. Anytime.