Stephen Skeap

Well, the knock is often an email from one of a few Doge staffers based in the General Services Administration. They're seeking to learn more about operations and to embed a team within the organization. Now, some of them have already been effectively dismantled by Doge, like the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

Some of them have been targeted for elimination by the president in his proposal for next year's budget, like AmeriCorps. The outreach has been to this constellation of commissions, boards, and entities that are all small and independent. Well, how have some of these dozens of entities responded? After the email, in many of these places, Doge has moved quickly.

Some of them have been targeted for elimination by the president in his proposal for next year's budget, like AmeriCorps. The outreach has been to this constellation of commissions, boards, and entities that are all small and independent. Well, how have some of these dozens of entities responded? After the email, in many of these places, Doge has moved quickly.

Some of them have been targeted for elimination by the president in his proposal for next year's budget, like AmeriCorps. The outreach has been to this constellation of commissions, boards, and entities that are all small and independent. Well, how have some of these dozens of entities responded? After the email, in many of these places, Doge has moved quickly.

At the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, for example, in less than one week, an email led to a video call, led to an in-person meeting, and now a Doge team is being onboarded. On April 17th alone, Doge staffers scheduled meetings with officials from the Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Denali Commission, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, and the U.S.

At the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, for example, in less than one week, an email led to a video call, led to an in-person meeting, and now a Doge team is being onboarded. On April 17th alone, Doge staffers scheduled meetings with officials from the Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Denali Commission, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, and the U.S.

At the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, for example, in less than one week, an email led to a video call, led to an in-person meeting, and now a Doge team is being onboarded. On April 17th alone, Doge staffers scheduled meetings with officials from the Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Denali Commission, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, and the U.S.

Access Board, and that's according to two sources not authorized to speak about Doge's operations.

Access Board, and that's according to two sources not authorized to speak about Doge's operations.

Access Board, and that's according to two sources not authorized to speak about Doge's operations.

Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.

Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.

Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.

And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.

And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.

And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.

By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.

By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.

By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.

In the last week, a judge ordered a halt to Doge-related shutdowns at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Minority Business Development Agency. And this week, a different federal judge found Doge's takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal.