In Musk’s quest for smaller government, DOGE has gutted an already under resourced federal public service, cutting about 260,000 employees from a workforce of 2.3 million. The cuts went so deep the Trump administration is reportedly bringing people back in departments across the government as key services like weather prediction and drug approval have suffered. Air traffic control at airports around the country is struggling after reckless intervention by DOGE and its gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left the public at the mercy of predatory companies.