Jake Swearingen

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Jake Swearingen |Alice Tecotzky

Politics Musk said that America "should try to privatize everything we possibly can." JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Musk said Amtrak is "embarrassing" while speaking virtually at a Morgan Stanley conference. He said America "should try to privatize everything we possibly can," including Amtrak and the USPS.

2 months ago | businessinsider.es | Jake Swearingen

Casi todo el personal de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID) será puesto en permiso administrativo a partir del viernes a medianoche. Se harán excepciones para el liderazgo central y algunas funciones críticas. Elon Musk ha dicho que se ha pasado el fin de semana "metiendo la agencia en la trituradora".

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Jake Swearingen

Politics A sack of grain donations from USAID in Ethiopia. ullstein bild Dtl. / Contributor / Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . USAID announced nearly all staff will be put on administrative leave starting Friday at midnight. There will be exceptions for some mission-critical functions and core leadership.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Sophie Kleeman |Ayelet Sheffey |Juliana Kaplan |Alice Tecotzky |Joi-Marie McKenzie |Madison Hoff | +2 more

The White House told federal workers they could resign by February 6 and be paid through September. The offer follows the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the federal workforce. Many workers BI talked to were defiant, but some are moving on or taking a wait-and-see approach. Shock and outrage. Hopelessness, suspicion, and defiance. Federal workers said they feel a mix of all of the above and more after payout offers landed in their inboxes late Tuesday.

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Kleeman |Ayelet Sheffey |Juliana Kaplan |Alice Tecotzky |Joi-Marie McKenzie |Madison Hoff | +2 more

• None The White House told federal workers they could resign by February 6 and be paid through September. • None The offer follows the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the federal workforce. • None Many workers BI talked to were defiant, but some are moving on or taking a wait-and-see approach. Federal workers said they feel a mix of all of the above and more after payout offers landed in their inboxes late Tuesday.