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Inside Musk's Doge team's disruptive overhaul of Washington
Original: ‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington
The Guardian reports on how Elon Musk's 'department of government efficiency' sent young tech workers into federal agencies to dismantle bureaucracy and cut spending, with agency staff sometimes resisting. The long-read follows one worker who fought to protect immigrant data after refusing to comply with the Doge team's demands, describing internal clashes over access to sensitive government systems.
Why now: Renewed attention on Musk's cost-cutting unit and its clashes with federal workers over sensitive data.
Elon MuskDepartment of Government EfficiencyThe GuardianUS federal agencies
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Evidence
- ‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington · The Guardian
When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data
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