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175 matching recordsTrump's Yemen campaign left 153 civilians dead in three Pentagon-confirmed incidents2025-03-15Donald J. Trumpdirected large-scale strikes inRepublic of Yemen2 sourcesNoem's personal-review rule placed nearly $10 billion in nonprofit disaster grants on hold2025-03-14Kristi Noemcentralized payment approval under Noem and DOGE controlsFederal Emergency Management Agency2 sourcesUSPS agreed to work with DOGE while planning 10,000 job cuts2025-03-14Elon Muskplanned workforce reductions under DOGE reviewUnited States Postal Service1 sourceA judge ruled the administration could not indefinitely withhold congressionally funded aid2025-03-11Elon Muskwithheld appropriated aid until judicial interventionU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceThe State Department said it canceled 83 percent of USAID programs2025-03-10Marco Rubiocanceled most USAID awards and moved the remainder to StateU.S. Agency for International Development2 sourcesDOGE card controls paused protective-equipment purchases for troops2025-03-09Elon Muskpaused protective-equipment buying under blanket controlsU.S. Department of Defense1 sourceDOGE payment controls interrupted work recovering missing service members' remains2025-03-09Elon Muskinterrupted remains-recovery support through payment controlsU.S. Department of Defense2 sourcesFDA laboratories could not buy routine supplies under DOGE payment controls2025-03-09Elon Muskblocked routine laboratory procurementFood and Drug Administration2 sourcesUganda malaria prevention lost U.S.-funded staff, supplies, and field operations2025-03-09Elon Muskhalted malaria-control grants and logisticsU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceLabor Department agreement carried a $1.3 million DOGE fee2025-03-03Elon Muskembedded DOGE work through a reimbursable agreementU.S. Department of Labor2 sourcesSenior USAID officials warned Rubio that program cuts could cause hundreds of thousands of deaths2025-03-03Marco Rubiocontinued mass cancellation after receiving documented warningsU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceDOGE marked VA cancer-registry support for immediate termination2025-03-01Elon Musktargeted cancer-data support for contract terminationU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs1 sourceSaudi-funded LIV became a recurring revenue channel for Trump golf properties2025-02-27Public Investment Fund of Saudi ArabiaSaudi sovereign-wealth-fund backerLIV Golf3 sourcesDOGE gained access to confidential housing-discrimination and domestic-violence files2025-02-26Elon Musksought and reportedly received access to protected case recordsU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development1 sourceFAA tested Starlink while considering changes to a major air-traffic communications contract2025-02-25Elon Musktested Starlink during DOGE review of FAA systemsFederal Aviation Administration1 sourceFAA tested Starlink while considering changes to a major air-traffic communications contract2025-02-25Federal Aviation Administrationtested communications terminals supplied byStarlink1 sourceFDA asked fired Neuralink reviewers to return one week later2025-02-24Elon Muskrestored reviewers after conflict and capacity warningsFood and Drug Administration1 sourceFDA asked fired Neuralink reviewers to return one week later2025-02-24Food and Drug Administrationrecalled scientists assigned to reviewNeuralink1 sourceDOGE cut jobs at the auto-safety agency investigating Tesla crashes2025-02-22Elon Muskcut positions at an agency overseeing Musk's automakerNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration1 sourceDOGE cut jobs at the auto-safety agency investigating Tesla crashes2025-02-22National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationinvestigated and recalled vehicles made byTesla, Inc.1 sourceNASA awarded SpaceX a contract worth about $100 million during Musk's advisory tenure2025-02-21SpaceXreceived the NEO Surveyor launch-services award fromNational Aeronautics and Space Administration1 sourceUSDA layoffs disrupted bird-flu vaccine testing during an active outbreak2025-02-21Elon Muskdismissed probationary animal-health and research staffU.S. Department of Agriculture1 sourceFDA layoffs included reviewers working on Musk's Neuralink2025-02-17Neuralinkhad implant products under review byFood and Drug Administration1 sourceNuclear-security dismissals were hurriedly reversed after safety warnings2025-02-17Elon Muskfired and then sought to rehire nuclear-security specialistsNational Nuclear Security Administration2 sourcesDOGE sought access to individual taxpayer records at the IRS2025-02-16Elon Musksought access to personal taxpayer dataInternal Revenue Service2 sourcesCFPB agreed to reimburse DOGE for as many as five full-time staff2025-02-14Elon Muskplaced reimbursable DOGE staff inside CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau2 sourcesDOGE entered the Pentagon while Musk companies held billions in defense work2025-02-14Elon Muskopened defense spending review to a major contractor's teamU.S. Department of Defense2 sourcesDOGE entered the Pentagon while Musk companies held billions in defense work2025-02-14U.S. Department of Defenseheld launch and communications contracts withSpaceX2 sourcesThe aid freeze interrupted contraception, maternity, and gender-violence services2025-02-13Elon Muskfroze health programs serving women and girlsU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceMusk gained influence over the FAA office licensing and fining SpaceX2025-02-11Elon Muskreviewed the agency regulating his company's launch scheduleFederal Aviation Administration1 sourceMusk gained influence over the FAA office licensing and fining SpaceX2025-02-11Federal Aviation Administrationlicensed and regulated launches bySpaceX1 sourceDOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 million2025-02-11Elon Muskterminated national education-data and evaluation contractsInstitute of Education Sciences1 sourceSpaceX reported about $22 billion in government contracts while Musk advised Trump2025-02-11SpaceXheld its largest identified federal contract portfolio fromNational Aeronautics and Space Administration1 sourceSpaceX reported about $22 billion in government contracts while Musk advised Trump2025-02-11SpaceXheld classified and unclassified awards fromU.S. Department of Defense1 sourceThe aid freeze paralyzed services for displaced people in Somalia2025-02-11Elon Muskfroze grants supporting displaced populationsU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceSudan community kitchens closed as the U.S. aid freeze hit famine relief2025-02-11Elon Muskfroze support for community famine reliefU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceA federal judge kept DOGE barred from Treasury payment records2025-02-11Elon Muskhad DOGE payment access restricted by a courtU.S. Department of the Treasury1 sourceVought ordered CFPB staff to stop nearly all supervisory and enforcement work2025-02-08Russell Voughthalted supervision, investigations, and rule workConsumer Financial Protection Bureau2 sourcesA Treasury threat assessment designated DOGE staff an insider-risk concern2025-02-07Elon Muskintroduced DOGE personnel classified internally as an insider-risk concernU.S. Department of the Treasury1 sourceTreasury granted DOGE access to the federal payment system2025-02-04Elon Muskgranted DOGE access to payment code and recordsU.S. Department of the Treasury1 source