New Delhi: A group of Elon Musk’s close associates, including former interns and trusted sidekicks, has taken control of the General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency which manages government offices and technology. The team is attempting to use White House security credentials for unusual access to GSA tech, deploying AI software, and restructuring the … Read more
Washington: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials. Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing … Read more
Washington: Rafts of government aid programs and the health care system for millions of low-income Americans were up in the air after Trump ordered a halt to potentially trillions of dollars in grants, loans and other aid late Monday. The move — made in an order from White House’s Office of Management and Budget — … Read more
The cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant price fluctuations, as the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) prepares to announce its decision on a revision of interest rates. On Wednesday, Bitcoin’s price saw a 3.33 percent dip on international exchanges, trading at $102,185 (roughly Rs. 88.4 lakh) according to CoinMarketCap. In India, on exchanges like BuyUcoin, … Read more
Washington: A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s directive to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding, minutes before it was set to take effect. The freeze was ordered by Trump’s acting head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Matthew Vaeth, in a memo, instructing all federal agencies to halt activities … Read more
Washington: Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars. In a memo on Monday, the acting head of the … Read more