Image credit: ASU’s website The TOI correspondent from Washington: A top US scientist of Indian-origin resigned as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), whose $ 9 billion budget funds life-changing research in America, amid allegations that the MAGA-infused Trump administration is gutting science and research in the country. Sethuraman Panchanathan, an alumnus of…
As Elon Musk sought to reassure Wall Street analysts on Tuesday that he would soon scale back his work with the federal government, the strain of his situation was audible in his voice. The world’s richest man said that he would continue arguing that the Trump administration should lower tariffs it has imposed on countries…
Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet are getting ready to take on a bigger role in limiting the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees on the federal government once Elon Musk steps back, news agency Reuters reported. DOGE was formed when Trump became president and has been led by Musk. The department’s primary mission…
Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that he will begin dedicating more time to Tesla starting in May, as the electric car maker battles slumping profits and rising competition — while his controversial stint in the Trump administration nears its end. “I think starting probably next month, in May, my time allocation to DOGE will…
At the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump administration officials want to reverse a regulation that has required nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty. At the Mine Safety and Health Administration, powerful lobbying groups have asked the administration to eliminate a rule to protect miners from inhaling the dust of crystalline…
An office in an obscure corner of the federal government that NASA has relied on to safely land astronauts on the moon and robotic probes on Mars is facing pressure to cut its tight-knit team of experts by at least 20 percent, according to two people familiar with the mandate. The thinning of the staff…
Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They produce honey with the taste of canola nectar, sweet clover and other…
Florida’s DOGE initiative asks for six years of faculty research, sparking debate. (AI Image) Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has requested colleges and universities across the state to provide detailed information about faculty research and grants dating back to the past six years. This request, issued by Governor Ron DeSantis‘s office, has raised significant…
In a polarizing decision, the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has momentarily lifted a federal injunction that had barred Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing highly sensitive personal data housed within major federal agencies. The 2-1 ruling, issued Monday, paves the way for DOGE to review vast databases maintained by the…
Marko Elez, a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who resigned in February over racist social media posts, has been reinstated with expanded access to sensitive government data. According to recent court filings, Elez, a 25-year-old software engineer, now holds positions within the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…