A group of current and former federal workers have launched a platform to combat the Department of Government Efficiency, a temporary organization established through an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Re “A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far” (Feb. 19): Both my parents worked for the federal government their whole lives. I have friends at USAID whose lives have

President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there are more to come. These are the reported cuts to date.

Around a dozen current and former federal workers are behind a new website created as an outlet to share anonymous stories and technical expertise about the Department of Government Efficiency’s dismantling of government agencies.

Musk initially said the request was a 'very basic pulse check,' but now says it will root out 'non-existent people or...dead people' who are collecting paychecks. Several agencies are telling employees to ignore the email for now.

The new administration, along with DOGE and Musk, created a federal buyout program that offered government employees the option to resign immediately, but still be paid and have benefits until October. As of Feb. 13, 77,000 employees accepted the offer, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The federal court system told staff on Saturday evening to ignore DOGE’s latest message, which demanded that federal employees

Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.