Musk’s governor’s team was hit by 21 technicians’ resignation

More than 20 civil servant employees resigned from the Department of Administration Efficiency (DOGE) of billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk, saying they refused to use their technical expertise to “demolite critical public services.”

“We vow to serve the American people and be sworn in throughout the presidential administration,” 21 staff members wrote in a joint resignation letter. “But it is clear that we can no longer deliver on these promises.”

Staff also warned that many of the people who were enlisted by Musk helped him cut the size of the federal government under President Donald Trump’s administration were political ideology, and they did not have the skills or experience necessary to complete their tasks for them.

The massive resignation of engineers, data scientists and product managers is in court challenge to clear the federal workforce led by Musk and Trump, who are trying to stagnate, stop or relax efforts to fire or force thousands of government jobs Personnel are unemployed.

“We will not use our skills as technicians to damage core government systems, endanger sensitive data from Americans or remove critical public services,” they wrote.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday morning.

Slash and burning tactics raise questions

The resigned staff work for what was once known as the American Digital Service. USDS was founded a decade ago to improve veterans’ services and helped create a free government-operated portal so tax filings don’t have to go through a third party like Turbotax.

All who resigned on Tuesday had previously held senior positions at tech companies such as Google and Amazon, and wrote in their resignation letter that they joined the government with a sense of responsibility for public services.

Musk’s efforts to cut down and burn are different from what Trump initially outlined during the 2024 presidential campaign. Doge is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency coins, initially appearing as a blue ribbon committee that will exist outside the government.

Lawyers in several states led by Democratic officials filed a lawsuit that Doge is illegally accessing confidential information. The judge on Monday, regarding a lawsuit filed by a union representing federal workers, agreed to temporarily prohibit the Ministry of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing records containing sensitive personal information to Doge representatives. The U.S. District Judge Deborah, a U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, ruled that it violated the Privacy Act and violated the personal information of people without consent.

Despite its name, Doge is not an official government department and is traditionally established by Congressional actions. Trump and Musk said “hundreds of millions of dollars” have been preserved, but they have not provided detailed support for these claims.

Doge released an updated list on Monday involving nearly 2,300 contracts terminated by the federal government in recent weeks. Data released on Doge’s “Receipt Wall” shows that more than one-third of the total contract cancellations are expected to be no savings. This is usually because the total value of the contract is already fully obligated, which means that the government has laws requiring funds to be used for the goods or services purchased, and in many cases it has been done.

“It’s like confiscating ammunition after there is no left. It’s not achieving any policy objectives,” said Charles Tiefer, retired law professor and government contract law expert at the University of Baltimore. “It’s obvious that they terminate so many contracts. No achievements have been made to save money.”

Federal workers were even more confused when Musk asked them to explain their recent achievements or risks ended. Even if this happens, the Office of Personnel Management informs agency leaders that their workers do not need to respond by the deadline of 11:59 PM ET.

“‘Action quick and destroy things’ may be acceptable to people who own businesses and have risks. If things don’t go well, the damage will be divided. But when you break into things in government, you’re destroying these things Cordell Schachter Said: “It belongs to people who are not registered.

“Major security risks”

The day after Trump’s inauguration, they were called up a series of interviews that foreshadowed the secret and destructive work of the Taoist sect, 21 staff members wrote. According to staff, people wearing White House visitors badges, some of whom would not give their names, bake nonpartisan employees about their qualifications and politics.

“Several of these interviewers refused to identify themselves, asked questions about political loyalty, tried to challenge each other’s colleagues and demonstrated limited technical capabilities,” the staff wrote in the letter. “This process has created significant Security risks.”

Earlier this month, about 40 employees in the office were fired. They wrote that shooting had a devastating blow to the government’s ability to manage and maintain its own technical footprint.

“These highly skilled civil servants are working to modernize social security, veteran services, tax applications, health care, disaster relief, student aid and other critical services,” the resignation letter states. “Their dismissal has harmed millions of people relying on these services every day.” Americans.

Of the 40 people earlier this month, only one engineer was an engineer — a outspoken, politically active employee Jonathan Kamens, who said in an interview with the Associated Press, He believes he was fired for publicly recognizing Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democrat, on his personal blog, was critical of Musk while chatting with colleagues.