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  "id": 17235,
  "url": "https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/08/watchdog-numbers-size-doge-many-details-remain-unknown/415242",
  "title": "Watchdog puts new numbers on the size of DOGE, but many details remain unknown as agencies refuse to turn over information",
  "summary": "In a new report, the Government Accountability Office said it was unable to verify if all Department of Government Efficiency employees completed mandatory activities intended to avoid conflicts of interest.",
  "authors": "Sean Michael Newhouse",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "transparency",
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  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T13:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-07T05:10:58.501Z",
  "source_slug": "x-nextgov-fcw",
  "source_name": "NextGov/FCW",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.nextgov.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17235",
  "original_url": "https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/08/watchdog-numbers-size-doge-many-details-remain-unknown/415242",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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