21 DOGE Staffers Resign as They Refuse to 'Dismantle Critical Public Services'
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"We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data," they wrote

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.”

    • rustydrd@sh.itjust.works
      29·
      8 days ago

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

      • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
        122·
        7 days ago

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

        • melvisntnormal@feddit.uk
          131·
          7 days 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.

            • pogt@lemmy.wtf
              22·
              7 days ago

              No need to blame them. They weren’t aware of the potential destruction DOGE would cause… and now after they saw all the chaos they did the moral thing.