The DOGE Impact Tracker
The human toll of Trump-Musk's 'efficiency' initiative
Cutbacks at Social Security Field Offices Leads to Frustration, Long Lines
Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at the Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports the New York Times. That resulted in long lines at offices overwhelmed by members of the public due to new requirements that...
DOGE Cuts Halted Texas Plans to Extend Broadband to Underserved Areas
DOGE cuts have terminated federal contracts and grants worth $863 million in Texas, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Among them were state plans to extend high-speed internet services to underserved communities and contracts to staff an army medical center’s outpatient rehab:
The Texas Comptroller’s office took the biggest blow in...
DOGE Cuts Are Hitting Summer Programs for Kids
Afterschool and summer programs around the country may have to cut back hours or shut down due to massive cuts to volunteer programs like AmeriCorps, reports Kiplinger.
In the wake of a lawsuit filed by two dozen states and the District of Columbia, a judge ordered the Trump administration to...
Job Corps Center Closings Will Hit Kentucky Hard
The budget cuts to Job Corps, which announced it will close 99 of its 123 centers across the country, will hit Kentucky hard, wrote Jason Bailey in the Courier-Journal:
Job Corps, which began as part of the War on Poverty in 1964, provides free education, job training and a place to live...
New Report Details Cuts to Education and Research Programs in Georgia
DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, provided outreach to historically underserved farmers and recruited more women into fields like computer science, according to the Center for American Progress.
According to Flagpole.com, the cuts included the following:
- The...
Just Miles From White House, DOGE Hits After-School Program for Low-Income Families
After DOGE canceled almost $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, the free after-school program Aspire Afterschool Learning in northern Virginia had to lay off teachers and said it would be forced to serve as many as 50 fewer students per year, reports The Washington Post:
[Andrew] Gelsinger sat in the classroom with his...
Disabled Vet Leaves VA, Says Nurses and Doctors Are ‘Understaffed’
David Pasquino, a disabled veteran who was an employee and a patient at the Department of Veterans Affairs, says that he recently resigned from the agency, which faces funding cuts suggested by DOGE, noting that morale is “horrible” and staff is overwhelmed.
He told Scripps News:
“The VA that I...
Mississippi Food Bank Sees More Demand, but Less Federal Funding
DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports WLOX:
The Hancock County Food Pantry is a source that many people in the area rely on during hard times. Now that summer has begun, it’s seeing more people than usual.
“I think...
Funding Cuts Hurt Wildfire Recovery Efforts in L.A.
DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, FEMA, the Environmental Protection Agency , the Army Corps of Engineers and the Small Business Administration have impacted wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles, reports The Guardian:
On 13 April, Tess McGinley was working in her Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) cubicle in Los Angeles, calling people...
DOGE Cuts Grant for Fighting Food Insecurity in Rural Kansas
Due to funding cuts by DOGE, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lost a $1 million federal grant to address food insecurity in two counties with poverty rates above national and state averages, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:
Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, said the agency was “formally notified of the...