The courts have decided against DOGE and the US government in their legal battle to take full control of the United States Institute of Peace, including a headquarters building with an estimated value of $500 million.

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency deleted over 30 different government contracts from its website’s “Wall of Receipts” this week after a New York Times investigation found them to still be active.

The congressional watchdog told staff it’s “not subject to DOGE or Executive Orders” after the White House efficiency group attempted to set up shop within the agency.

At least half a dozen USAID employees are facing threats of "disciplinary action" for speaking to reporters after they thought they had been fired.

DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.

The Government Accountability Office rejected the request, saying it reports to Congress and is exempt from oversight by Elon Musk’s budget-cutting group.

Connolly also highlighted potential issues with the IRS’s data-sharing agreements with the Department of Homeland Security.