Top Senate Democrats are demanding investigations into job cuts directed by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. Fifteen Democratic senators sent a letter to multiple agency watchdogs urging review of personnel actions, especially concerning 20,000 probationary employees fired under potentially illegal directions. They express concerns over forthcoming job cuts under Trump and Musk’s guidance, and the implications these actions may have on efficiency, potential waste, and misconduct in federal programs, especially following the firing of several inspectors general earlier in Trump's term.
Among the watchdogs the senators wrote to include those at the departments of Justice, Education and Treasury. The senators want the inspectors general to evaluate whether such actions violate agency policies or procedures.
Federal judges ruled that about 20,000 probationary employees fired in February had their firings deemed illegal, a decision made under the direction of Elon Musk's operation.
Senators asked the agency watchdogs to not only investigate the probationary firings but also all personnel actions during the Trump administration, including the firing of 17 inspectors general.
The senators requested that the internal watchdogs assess whether the personnel decisions could lead to increased waste, inefficiency, or allow fraud in federal programs to go unchecked.
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