New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked

Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk’s group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they slashed agencies with little oversight.

April 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT 39 minutes ago
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Elon Musk oversaw the U.S. DOGE Service, a government cost-cutting operation, for more than four months. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg News/Getty Images)

By Meryl Kornfield
Members of the U.S. DOGE Service spoke regularly over Signal, the encrypted chat service that can auto-delete messages. They were informally recruited by people they knew. And other government employees didn’t know who was “DOGE.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/13/doge-musk-trump-deposition-videos-chatgpt/

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Well, I am shocked beyond belief.

[3Hotdogs]

2. Yeah. But look at all the $$$ they saved us taxpayers.

[Javaman]

3. paywall blocked. :( nt

[justaprogressive]

6. working link

https://archive.ph/5H6QZ]

[Javaman]

10. Thanks! :) nt

[Scrivener7]

4. You mean a gang of unsupervised 19 year old bros high on power did a really bad job? Shocked, I tell you.

[TomWilm]

5. Working link :)

jump this

[Lonestarblue]

7. I recently received a new Medicare card though I had not ordered it.

The accompanying letter indicated that my account had been compromised so a new number was being issued. I don't need any guesses as to who compromised my account. Have any of you received a new card? Musk and his DOGE delinquents need to be prosecuted.

[Bayard]

8. Ummm.....that sounds kind of suspicious to me

I think I'd verify with SS.

[Bayard]

9. DOGE didn't save us any money

It was all a big scam to shrink good programs and people, and get access to confidential citizen info. The harm is ongoing.