From the moment President Trump signed the executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Revolving Door Project (RDP) has meticulously tracked the damage the grossly corrupt “agency” has done to the federal government. Marking this one year anniversary, RDP has released an audit of the havoc DOGE has wreaked thus far.
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Contact: Christopher Lewis, lewis@therevolvingdoorproject.org
The Revolving Door Project released a report cataloging the cataclysmic impact of Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” today. The report marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump creating the task force, which devastated the federal civil service and paved the way for Trump’s unprecedented imperial presidency.
DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine highlights numerous unconscionable acts, including the reduction in staff at the National Weather Service before the start of tornado season, cuts to FEMA that left thousands of calls for assistance unanswered, and critical reductions at the FAA which will make safety oversight much harder.
Revolving Door Project Executive Director Jeff Hauser said, “If anyone needed evidence that getting rich doesn’t require brains or judgment, or that the private sector’s supposed superiority over public servants was a myth, this heartbreaking catalog of DOGE’s depredations should more than suffice. The main lesson to be learned from Musk and DOGE is that the next administration should pay careful attention to what DOGE did and proceed to do the exact opposite.”
Revolving Door Project Deputy Research Director Christopher Lewis added:
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the federal government will have longstanding effects on the American public. From the cuts to the National Weather Service to the axing of fraud agents at the Federal Student Aid Office, every single American has and will continue to feel the effects of this administration’s illegal and corrupt actions. We hope that this report will show the public how dangerous a madman Elon Musk is, and why corrupt billionaires, with zero experience in governance, have no place making decisions for career officials.”
“Our feckless Congress, especially Trump’s enablers on the Hill, should be ashamed of themselves and what they have wrought,” Lewis concluded.
Journalists and other interested parties are encouraged to reach out to Deputy Research Director Christopher Lewis (lewis@therevolvingdoorproject.org) about “DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine”