Sophie Alexander

London

International Affairs Producer at Sky News

International Affairs Producer for Sky News. @womenoffuture ambassador. Email me: [email protected]

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Zuckerberg-funded Silicon Valley school to shutter next year

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Sophie Alexander

NowThe Department of Education announced on Monday that major collections efforts against millions of defaulted federal student loan borrowers will be resuming in a matter of weeks. These efforts will include involuntary collections activities that allow the government to intercept tax refunds, offset …
Elon Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Clogs Government Inbox

Mar 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jake Bleiberg |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full. Most Read from BloombergAdvertisementWorkers submitting their lists — part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to cut the federal budget and downsize the federal workforce — are receiving bounceback emails informing them their messages weren’t delivered. “The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now.
Elon Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Clogs Government Inbox

Mar 25, 2025 | nz.news.yahoo.com | Jake Bleiberg |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full. Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying. Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck? Trump Slashed International Aid. Geneva Is Feeling the Impact.
Education Cuts Include Staff Managing English Learning Program

Mar 12, 2025 | yahoo.com | Erin Hudson |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- The US Department of Education’s sweeping cuts Tuesday included staff that oversee schools’ efforts to help millions of students learn English. Most Read from BloombergEmployees from the Office of English Language Acquisition, or OELA, are being eliminated as part of the Education Department’s reduction in force this week, according to the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, the union representing the agency’s employees.
Federal Tech Workers Quit in Protest Over Musk’s DOGE Efforts

Feb 25, 2025 | nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- A group of workers from the US Digital Service, a White House office that was refashioned into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in recent weeks, have resigned in protest of the billionaire’s actions to dismantle federal agencies and dismiss workers.
Trump Hiring Freeze Spurs Hundreds of Cuts in VA Health Research

Feb 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Josh Eidelson |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze is forcing terminations at the US Department of Veterans Affairs research office, jeopardizing projects that advance treatments for cancer, drug withdrawal and more.
DOGE begins firing workers at federal IT department

Feb 16, 2025 | gazettextra.com | Sophie Alexander

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s DOGE team is sending termination notices to staffers at the U.S. Digital Service, a group of federal IT workers that Musk’s group is taking over, according to two people who were affected. For weeks, USDS employees, who’ve worked as information technology experts for the U.S. government since the Obama era, have been sitting in limbo.
DOGE begins firing workers at federal IT department

Feb 15, 2025 | swoknews.com | Sophie Alexander

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s DOGE team is sending termination notices to staffers at the U.S. Digital Service, a group of federal IT workers that Musk’s group is taking over, according to two people who were affected. For weeks, USDS employees, who’ve worked as information technology experts for the U.S. government since the Obama era, have been sitting in limbo.
DOGE begins firing workers at federal IT department

Feb 15, 2025 | flipboard.com | Sophie Alexander

22 Coffee and Chocolate Dessert Recipes That Will Make You Forget Your DietSome cravings are just too good to resist. Coffee and chocolate are two ingredients that are universally loved. Whether you enjoy them together or …
DOGE begins firing workers at federal IT department

Feb 15, 2025 | modbee.com | Sophie Alexander

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s DOGE team is sending termination notices to staffers at the U.S. Digital Service, a group of federal IT workers that Musk’s group is taking over, according to two people who were affected. For weeks, USDS employees, who’ve worked as information technology experts for the U.S. government since the Obama era, have been sitting in limbo.