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The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

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A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.

It takes a certain swashbuckling arrogance to propel a startup to glory, but as we’ve repeatedly said, the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable.

SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday .

Some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities” The White House insists that Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE .

At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate -inspired Privacy Act of 1974 .