Rise of Elon Musk’s DOGE: EXCLUSIVE w/ Former Staffer Merici Vinton

In this episode, Dan speaks with Merici Vinton, a Nebraska native and former senior official who worked at the US Digital Service – a White House tech unit which was taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Vinton tells her story of the management shift and where things are going from here.

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0:00 Welcome to The Dan Parsons Show!
1:09 Merici Vinton
2:15 Dan’s 4 Your 1
7:11 Vinton’s Path to DOGE
9:30 USDS
8:53 DOGE Takeover
19:05 Direct File
21:17 Inefficiency
25:32 Direct File Rescinded
29:21 Congress
32;34 What’s Next?
33:19 Thanks for Watching!

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