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President Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal government.

The Department of Government Efficiency reports $160 billion in savings amid legal challenges and other opposition.

The cancellations are in line with Trump’s directive to end DEI policies in the federal government.

Sethuraman Panchanathan has left the scientific research funding agency before the end of his six-year term.

The Democrats citied a ‘whistleblower report’ that claimed DOGE staffers accessed systems in a labor board.

DOGE has been conducting the cleanup operation for several weeks.

Senate Bill 14 establishes Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office to identify and reduce burdensome state rules and improve agency transparency, officials said.

Elon Musk, a special government employee leading DOGE, recently announced he will spend more time running his electric car company Tesla in May.

The change is designed to prevent abuse of ‘outdated systems’ by illegal immigrants, according to the DHS.

The comment comes as Tesla reported lower profits and revenue for the first quarter of 2025.

The Democrat leader singled out a $318 million federal contract that was terminated, saying there is ‘no record of this solicitation.’

The order is ‘effective immediately’ and allows the official to take ‘all necessary actions,’ Doug Burgum said.

One of the agencies, the secretary of state said, ‘facilitated mass migration around the world, including the invasion on our southern border.’

The Supreme Court earlier this month blocked a previous order issued by the same judge that reinstated laid-off employees.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said on Friday that she is ‘deeply concerned’ that the administration isn’t complying with a previous order.

Positions exempt include military personnel and those impacting the rollout of Social Security, Medicare, and Veterans’ benefits.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent DOGE from accessing the systems, which contain financial and medical data on millions of Americans.

The bill would make these employees subject to stricter conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules.

The White House said the order will help empower agencies to move closer to the people they serve.

The task force announced earlier this year that it found more than 4.6 million cards being used across various federal agencies.