Judge orders Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations

The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge's activities should be halted…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/elon-musk-doge-court-ruling-records

Musk’s plan for ‘DOGE’ initiative looks worse as details come into focus

Why would federal employees and civil servants give these volunteers — private citizens with no legal authority — the time of day? Or let them into meetings? Or let them roam the halls? Your guess is as good as mine...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/musks-plan-doge-initiative-looks-worse-details-come-focus-rcna187389

 

Opinion | Why We’re Stuck in a Constant Cycle of Drug Shortages - The New York Times

The problem is that the generic drug system is built to be fragile. Manufacturers compete against one another for orders from price-conscious health care providers, cutting costs where they can to offer the lowest prices. This leads to a race to the bottom of minimum accepted standards, including a lack of investment in quality systems and limited redundancy...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/opinion/drug-shortages-pharmaceuticals.html

Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers - Bloomberg

It remains the mystery at the heart of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max crisis: how a company renowned for meticulous design made seemingly basic software mistakes leading to a pair of deadly crashes. Longtime Boeing engineers say the effort was complicated by a push to outsource work to lower-paid contractors.....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers