Connecting the dots on DOGE

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk leaves the signifier holding a chainsaw aft speaking astatine the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) connected February 20. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk leaves the signifier holding a chainsaw aft speaking astatine the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) connected February 20.

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It's been six months since President Trump archetypal announced the instauration of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, which has dramatically shrunk parts of the national government. And with truthful galore idiosyncratic stories astir national workers losing their jobs astir the country, the large representation tin sometimes look blurry.

A squad of NPR reporters has been looking astatine agencies — from nutrient inspectors to atomic scientists to firefighters and much — and today, we'll link immoderate of the dots connected however DOGE cuts person impacted workers, and perceive however Americans acold beyond Washington whitethorn consciousness the effects of these cuts.

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This occurrence was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen. It was edited by Ashley Brown and Nadia Lancy. Our enforcement shaper is Sami Yenigun.