DOGE Starts Cutting at Education Agency Trump Dubs ‘Big Con Job’

President Donald Trump this week reiterated his aim to shut down the US Education Department “immediately.” Elon Musk’s budget-slashers have already started doing their part.

Six people are carrying out the work of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency at the agency, reviewing operations, auditing student loan data and searching for fraud or waste, the government said in a court document filed Thursday. DOGE as of Monday said it has directed nearly $900 million in cuts.

The department has also limited new contracts costing over $25,000 to “mission-critical contract actions,” according to an email viewed by Bloomberg that was sent to employees from a ...