{"id":17669,"date":"2025-02-08T14:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/who-is-helping-elon-musk-gut-the-us-government\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T14:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:37:43","slug":"who-is-helping-elon-musk-gut-the-us-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/who-is-helping-elon-musk-gut-the-us-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The billionaire\u2019s cost-cutting \u2018Doge\u2019 staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers<\/p>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire\u2019s so-called \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d seizes control of operations at key agencies. Carrying out this hostile takeover are a team of staffers made up of wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers that have come to make up Doge.<\/p>\n

At government institutions such as the treasury department, General Services Administration and United States Agency for International Development<\/a>, Musk\u2019s allies have gained access to computer systems<\/a>, including the sensitive personal data and payment information of tens of millions of Americans. His team is working to shut down USAid<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest single supplier of humanitarian aid, and members have been spotted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Education and National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n

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\nThe billionaire\u2019s cost-cutting \u2018Doge\u2019 staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers
\nElon Musk\u2019s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire\u2019s so-called \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d seizes control of operations at key agencies. Carrying out this hostile takeover are a team of staffers made up of wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers that have come to make up Doge.
\nAt government institutions such as the treasury department, General Services Administration and United States Agency for International Development, Musk\u2019s allies have gained access to computer systems, including the sensitive personal data and payment information of tens of millions of Americans. His team is working to shut down USAid, the world\u2019s largest single supplier of humanitarian aid, and members have been spotted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Education and National Institutes of Health. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The billionaire\u2019s cost-cutting \u2018Doge\u2019 staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers Elon Musk\u2019s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire\u2019s so-called \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d seizes control of operations at key agencies. Carrying out this hostile takeover are a team of staffers …<\/p>\n

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