Project 2025 had a plan to target federal data. The Trump administration obeyed
Summary
A Guardian analysis says the Trump administration has ended or altered hundreds of federal datasets and revised or removed thousands of government webpages. The analysis identified nearly 100 Project 2025 proposals concerning government data and information, and found that the administration had implemented most of them.Key Facts
- Project 2025 is a 900-page policy blueprint published by the Heritage Foundation.
- The Guardian used a computer program to identify relevant passages in Project 2025, then had reporters review more than 500 entries.
- The article reports that hundreds of federal datasets have been ended or altered.
- The article reports that thousands of government webpages have been revised or removed, including pages about diversity, equity and inclusion and climate change.
- The Guardian analysis identified nearly 100 proposals to change government data, research or guidance and said the administration had implemented most of them.
- Experts quoted in the article said presidential control over federal data resources made them vulnerable to executive action.
- The White House and Heritage Foundation did not respond to the Guardian’s requests for comment, according to the article.
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