Summary

Twenty-one staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned, citing ethical concerns over dismantling public services and compromising sensitive data.

Formerly part of the U.S. Digital Service, they criticized Musk and Trump’s overhaul, which included layoffs and politically charged interviews.

Their letter warned that removing skilled technologists endangers essential services like Social Security and veterans’ benefits.

The resignations add to growing concerns over Musk’s aggressive federal cuts, amplified by his recent CPAC speech where he symbolically wielded a chainsaw against “bureaucracy.”

  • @Rhoeri
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    -106 hours ago

    Hmmm… TIL some incels actually have morals. Who knew?

    • @[email protected]
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      155 hours ago

      The people who resigned originally worked for the US Digital Service, which was established in 2014 by Obama.

      • @Rhoeri
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        -63 hours ago

        Twenty-one staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned

        • @[email protected]
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          32 hours ago

          The staffers who resigned were all originally employees of the United States Digital Service, a technology unit established during President Obama’s second term in 2014. The unit was renamed and reorganized in January via executive order by Trump into the Musk-headed DOGE.

          • @Rhoeri
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            02 hours ago

            And they should have left then.