Some $380 million is now in limbo after reductions in the federal workforce affected staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.
Plus: A US judge rules against police cell phone βtower dumps,β China names alleged NSA agents it says were involved in cyberattacks, and Customs and Border Protection reveals its social media spying tools.
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. An employee union and other groups are fighting to keep the regulator intact.
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. βWe are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency βnear real-timeβ data about people self-deporting.
LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV usersβ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads itβs showing to users of its smart TV platform.
Three DOGE associates have been granted access to systems at the Department of Labor housing sensitive information on migrant farm workers, visa applicants, and more.