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DOGE February 2025 Timeline
February - Department of Education Buyouts: In an email, the U.S. Department of Education's top HR official offered employees $25,000 to quit by March 3, USA Today reported. Mass layoffs at the department are expected soon.
February 28 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Shuttering? The CFPB's leadership, appointed by the Trump administration, plans to fire nearly all its 1,700 employees while “winding down” the agency, CNBC reported.
February 27 - More DOGE Power: Trump signed an executive order giving more power to DOGE to review and slash federal spending, SeekingAlpha reported.
February 27 - DOGE: Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing DOGE to become more transparent, NBC News reported. In fact, a lawsuit seeks to force DOGE to follow the transparency rules that apply to much of the government, the report said.
February 27 - Judge Ruling: A federal judge has ordered Trump administration officials involved in DOGE to testify under oath in one of the sprawling lawsuits seeking to block DOGE’s access to sensitive government databases, Politico reported.
February 26 - Republican Concerns: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles worked to alleviate Senate Republican concerns about Musk’s dismantling of the federal bureaucracy, as lawmakers increasingly raise questions about DOGE's work, NBC News reported.
February 26 - Cabinet Meeting: Musk attended President Trump's first Cabinet meeting on February 26, the White House confirmed. Some media reports suggest Musk has faced pushback from certain Cabinet members, some of whom objected to Musk's s demand that federal employees justify their jobs via email.
February 25 - Who Runs DOGE?: The acting administrator of DOGE is Amy Gleason -- a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration, the Associated Press reported. Still, Musk is the most visible person involved in DOGE.
February 25 - IT Staff Resignations: Twenty-one federal IT employees resigned from DOGE, essentially protesting DOGE's alleged efforts to dismantle critical public services, multiple media reports said.
February 25 - Court Hearing: A federal judge pressed the Trump administration on who exactly runs DOGE, and said she had “concerns” the group may be operating in an unconstitutional manner, Politico reported. Still, the judge stopped short of issuing a ruling.
February 25 - Cost-Savings Math: Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the Associated Press reported.
February 25 - Florida: Florida is prepping a state-level DOGE task force that will likely review local, city and county budgets; and audit of every state college and university, a local NBC affiliate reported.
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