Federal workers are again being asked to justify their jobs to the Department of Government Efficiency overseen by billionaire Elon Musk. Public-sector employees across the government, who have been buffeted in recent weeks by large-scale firings orchestrated by DOGE,

Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to shrink the government workforce at the behest of President Donald Trump

In the month since DOGE got up and running, federal workers have been thrown into various forms of turmoil. It’s having real-world effects.