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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

White House casually admiting they created a new department without congressional approval and oversight, violating Article II.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While they call it a department, it's not a new department. They renamed the "United States Digital Service" and created the "U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization" under it.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

This all sounds like some untested legal loopholes to create a new department without congressional approval.

[–] Bldck@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Special government employee is a specific classification that has been used by both Parties to have an advisor in the Executive Branch for brief periods (120 days at most).

That does not imply that DOGE is an official agency or department.

They are legally distinct concepts

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

And do `special government employees' run the department of USAID?