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Mass Layoffs? DOGE has an App for That; DOGE's "Zombie Contracts"; DOGE Taking Fire from the Right; and more...

WatchCats Weekly News Roundup for Friday, May 9, 2025
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Stories Mentioned in the Roundup

  1. Exclusive: DOGE-led software revamp to speed US job cuts even as Musk steps back

  2. Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian

  3. DOGE is sputtering on Capitol Hill

  4. Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it.

  5. The Actual Math Behind DOGE’s Cuts

  6. Data reveals Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts

  7. DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life

  8. Even with DOGE cuts, the U.S. has spent $166 billion more than last year

  9. A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government

  10. DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest

  11. DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk

  12. New $1 Trillion DOGE-Trolling Ransomware Attacks Confirmed


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