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09/08/2025

DOGE Spent Months Slashing Government Jobs

Now its leader says the government needs to hire again

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the non-governmental task force previously managed by Elon Musk, made its reputation on staff cuts. Under Musk, it slashed the federal payroll in the name of cost-cutting. Now, the division's new leader is urging the government to start hiring again.

Amy Gleason, acting head of DOGE, spoke last week at the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International Health IT Summit about the "need to hire and empower great talent in government."

"There's not enough tech talent here," she said at the time. "We need more of it."

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