But those efforts ended in disappointment because they were blocked by what Friedman called the Iron Triangle of Politics. Slashing government waste and making the federal bureaucracy more ...

The nation's health administration is the latest target of the Trump administration's effort to dismantle the federal bureaucracy. That's after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. slashed ...

Multiple current and former federal employees expressed demoralization, fear and suicidal thoughts to The Washington Post after the Trump administration’s push to reform the federal bureaucracy.

Americans have watched as two extraordinary and polarizing figures—Donald Trump and Elon Musk—have worked as a team to reduce the size and reach of the federal bureaucracy. Behind all the ...

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure ...

The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy. Elon Musk during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month ...