Of course .... Objective achived!
1. SpaceX – NLRB labor lawsuit: The NLRB voluntarily dismissed its case without prejudice after related court rulings.
2. Neuralink – FDA review: FDA employees responsible for reviewing Neuralink were fired during DOGE-related workforce cuts, reducing oversight capacity.
3. Tesla – NHTSA safety investigations: Investigations into Autopilot and Full Self-Driving remained open, but agency staffing cuts raised concerns about slower oversight.
4. Tesla & SpaceX – EPA enforcement: EPA staffing and oversight were reduced, but no major enforcement case against either company was officially dismissed.
5. Tesla/X/SpaceX – SEC investigations: SEC investigations and litigation continued; no publicly confirmed investigation was formally ended by DOGE.
6. Tesla & SpaceX – Department of Labor/NLRB investigations: Labor agency staffing cuts reduced enforcement capacity and likely slowed investigations.
7. NLRB DOGE access investigation: Records showing DOGE's system access were deleted before investigators could review them, preventing verification of what had been accessed.
IGs fired...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General – Oversaw the investigation into Neuralink's animal testing practices.
Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General – Oversaw audits and investigations involving SpaceX's defense contracts.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General – Oversaw the FAA and NHTSA, which were investigating SpaceX and Tesla.
Department of Labor (DOL) Inspector General – Oversaw labor investigations involving Tesla and SpaceX.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General – Oversaw environmental enforcement involving Tesla and SpaceX facilities.
Things that helped the 1%
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staffing reductions
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce reductions
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staffing reductions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staffing reductions
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) staffing reductions
Department of Labor workforce reductions
Dismissal of 17 Inspectors General
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workforce reductions
Federal deregulation initiatives
Reduction of corporate reporting and compliance requirements
Cuts to financial regulatory agencies
Reductions in antitrust enforcement staffing
Suspension or delay of some corporate enforcement actions
Reduction in federal contracting oversight
Workforce reductions across multiple federal watchdog offices
To name some ....