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Waste.gov locks down after people discover it’s just a WordPress template
It was supposed to be for “Tracking government waste.”
Waste.gov, a new government website registered by the Trump administration, has been hidden and locked down after 404 Media reported that it mostly displayed an unedited WordPress template. Before it went behind a password wall, 404 noted that even Waste.gov seemed to run afoul of recent executive actions from President Donald Trump focused on purging diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which has forced many agencies to take down and reevaluate resources on their sites. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.
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