Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said more than one million federal workers sent in their list of accomplishments.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers “intimidation,” and saying that she’s hearing from federal workers who are being “treated with a level of disregard to their service and to their tenure.”
Stanford Law School professor Mark Lemley says Elon Musk's project violated the Privacy Act when it got into OPM's data.
Chair Elon Musk asked federal staffers to respond to a personal productivity email or get fired – not all federal agencies complied.
HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it would be read by malign foreign actors.