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Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free


It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.

On Tuesday, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer of the headquarters building of the United States Institute of Peace to the General Services Administration. The building, with an estimated value of $500 million, has become the latest focal point in a weeks-long standoff between former institute staff and members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Former State Department official Kenneth Jackson was installed as USIP president, then replaced on March 25 by DOGE staffer Nate Cavanaugh, who had previously been assigned to the General Services Administration.

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