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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited

Auditing Auditors

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited

Leah Feiger and Tim Marchman

Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall

CMS

Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall

Leah Feiger and Steven Levy

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

Takeover

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

David Gilbert

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Hackathon

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Makena Kelly

Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival

Chips Down

Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival

Will Knight and Zeyi Yang

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Vittoria Elliott

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now

WIRED Politics Lab

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now

Brian Barrett

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

Made in USA

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

Checked Out

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Takeover

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, and Kate Knibbs

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

Access Request

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

Tim Marchman

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

Takeover

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

Dell Cameron

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

counter protest

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

David Gilbert

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Takeover

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Makena Kelly

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

WIRED Politics Lab

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

Vittoria Elliott

Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public

Check Your Settings

Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

To the Moon

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

Andy Greenberg

Parallel Lives

Inside Maye Musk’s Cozy Relationship With China

Zeyi Yang

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

People You May Know

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

Off Target

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Vittoria Elliott and Matt Giles

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Rare Earth

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Matt Simon

Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing

Trump 2.0

Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing

Leah Feiger, Jake Lahut, Zoë Schiffer, and Tim Marchman

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

It's a Journey

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT

Logging On

Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT

Lily Hay Newman

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Cut and Run

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Matt Burgess

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters

Watchful Gaze

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters

Caroline Haskins

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

WIRED Politics Lab

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

Brian Barrett

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Clean Break

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Violet Blue

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

Public Health

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

Angela Watercutter

‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Takeover

‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Zoë Schiffer

The Trump Administration Wants USAID on the Blockchain

Trump 2.0

The Trump Administration Wants USAID on the Blockchain

Vittoria Elliott

DOGE Is Doing the Opposite of Government Auditing

Uncanny Valley

DOGE Is Doing the Opposite of Government Auditing

Katie Drummond and Vittoria Elliott

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

Takeover

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

Vittoria Elliott

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

404

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

Makena Kelly

Donald Trump Held Another Million-Dollar ‘Candlelight’ Dinner—With Elon Musk in Tow

Pay to Play

Donald Trump Held Another Million-Dollar ‘Candlelight’ Dinner—With Elon Musk in Tow

Leah Feiger and Zoë Schiffer

These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

Takeover

These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

Makena Kelly and David Gilbert

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Takeover

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Makena Kelly, David Gilbert, Vittoria Elliott, Kate Knibbs, Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron, Tim Marchman, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer

The United States of Elon Musk Inc.

WIRED Politics Lab

The United States of Elon Musk Inc.

Brian Barrett

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Brute Force

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Eric Geller

How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

Uncanny Valley

How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

Katie Drummond, Leah Feiger, and Emily Mullin

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

AI

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

Dell Cameron

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

Shutdown

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

Jake Lahut, Leah Feiger, and Vittoria Elliott

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

Takeover

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

Dell Cameron

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

Takeover

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

Makena Kelly

Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

Fourth Amendment

Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

Dell Cameron

A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA's List of US Properties for Sale

Derp State

A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA's List of US Properties for Sale

Dhruv Mehrotra, Tim Marchman, Leah Feiger, and Andrew Couts

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Loose Cannons

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Justin Ling

DOGE Is the Deep State

WIRED Politics Lab

DOGE Is the Deep State

Brian Barrett

Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story

info dump

Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story

David Gilbert

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

Search and Destroy

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

Jared Keller

Here's a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website

Takeover

Here's a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website

Dhruv Mehrotra, Leah Feiger, and Tim Marchman

DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook

Uncanny Valley

DOGE’s $1 Federal Spending Limit Is Straight Out of the Twitter Playbook

Katie Drummond and Zoë Schiffer

US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

Hazy Priorities

US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

Zeyi Yang

DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World

Taiwan Dispatch

DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World

Vittoria Elliott

People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Pay to Play

People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Leah Feiger, Louise Matsakis, and Jake Lahut

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Viral Load

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Kate Knibbs

Behind DOGE’s Many Conflicts of Interest and Elon Musk’s Weekend Email Chaos

Uncanny Valley

Behind DOGE’s Many Conflicts of Interest and Elon Musk’s Weekend Email Chaos

Katie Drummond and Brian Barrett

Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple

Takeover

Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple

Jake Lahut

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think

WIRED Politics Lab

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think

Brian Barrett

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

Takeover

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

Vittoria Elliott and David Gilbert

DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers

Rapid Fire

DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers

Makena Kelly

How Dan Bongino Went From Infowars to FBI Deputy Director

Trump's Pick

How Dan Bongino Went From Infowars to FBI Deputy Director

David Gilbert

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health

Takeover

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health

Matt Reynolds

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

Oh, No

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

David Gilbert

DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion

Takeover

DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion

Brian Barrett

What Elon Musk Got Wrong About Why Federal Retirement Is Still Managed out of a Limestone Mine

Down Under

What Elon Musk Got Wrong About Why Federal Retirement Is Still Managed out of a Limestone Mine

Caroline Haskins

DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government

Big Brother

DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government

Paresh Dave, Dell Cameron, and Alexa O'Brien

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

Slash and Burn

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

Matt Reynolds

The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE

Uncanny Valley

The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE

Katie Drummond and Andrew Couts

DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

DOGE

DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

Zoë Schiffer

The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

WIRED Politics Lab

The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Brian Barrett

USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’

Takeover

USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’

Makena Kelly

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA

Takeover

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA

Vittoria Elliott and Aarian Marshall

The 50-Year-Old Law That Could Stop DOGE in Its Tracks—Maybe

New DOGE, Old Tricks

The 50-Year-Old Law That Could Stop DOGE in Its Tracks—Maybe

Eric Geller

Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who’s Legally Running DOGE

Takeover

Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who’s Legally Running DOGE

Makena Kelly

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Shaky Foundation

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Kim Zetter

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits

bad claims

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits

David Gilbert

For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess

Climate Policy

For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess

Christine Wiedinmyer and Kari Bowen

Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work

Down Ballot

Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work

Eric Geller

US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data

access denied

US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data

Victoria Bekiempis

Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO

Moonlighting

Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO

Vittoria Elliott

DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad

Maximally Transparent

DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad

David Gilbert

How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE

Uncanny Valley

How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE

Katie Drummond and Leah Feiger

DOGE’s Race to the Bottom

WIRED Politics Lab

DOGE’s Race to the Bottom

Brian Barrett

DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency

Takeover

DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency

Makena Kelly

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

Sick Thoughts

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

Justin Ling

The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings

Real Estate

The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings

Leah Feiger

Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles

Takeover

Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles

Makena Kelly

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

takeover

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

Makena Kelly and Dhruv Mehrotra

Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access

Privacy Pursuit

Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access

Kate Knibbs

NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

deep cut

NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

Matt Reynolds and Emily Mullin

US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking

Horror Stories

US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking

Matt Burgess

The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army

Takeover

The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army

Vittoria Elliott and Tim Marchman

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

Policy

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

Jake Bittle

ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law

Takeover

ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law

Dell Cameron

A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’

Inside the House

A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’

Vittoria Elliott and Leah Feiger

DOGE Builds ‘Firewall’ Between Musk’s Team and Legacy USDS Workers

DOGE

DOGE Builds ‘Firewall’ Between Musk’s Team and Legacy USDS Workers

Makena Kelly

DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Takeover

DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Makena Kelly

The US Government Is Not a Startup

WIRED Politics Lab

The US Government Is Not a Startup

Brian Barrett