Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort “We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.

Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit as part of cost-cutting plan, memo says Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business in the U.S., according to an internal memo, as the company seeks ways to reel in expenses.