US Edition21 staffers quit, refuse to ‘legitimize DOGE actions’
- Twenty-One Department of Government Efficiency employees resigned on February 25 in opposition to DOGE actions that threaten critical systems and data.
- The resignation letter criticized the interview process conducted on January 21, highlighting attempts to create discord among colleagues.
- The employees stated that recent firings on February 14 demonstrated mismanagement within the agency.
- White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields described the mass resignation as downplaying civil servant commitments to improve governmental services.
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Musk, White House Respond to Reports of 21 DOGE Employees Resigning
Trump adviser Elon Musk and the White House have criticized media reports about 21 civil service employees resigning from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Feb. 25. DOGE, created by Trump by renaming the existing United States Digital Service (USDS), is tasked with rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in federal operations. Reducing staff numbers and limiting hiring are also part of the targeted cost-cutting efforts. Musk, who lea…
Twenty-one federal staffers resign in protest against DOGE and Elon Musk
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), inspired by the billionaire Elon Musk, was built on what was formerly the United States Digital Service (USDS). By executive order of Donald Trump, the agency was renamed, though it is still not strictly a department, and inherited its staff. On Tuesday, more than 20 federal employees who had been assigned to DOGE collectively resigned, saying that they refuse to use their technical expertise to “d…
21 technologists quit USDS, saying DOGE demands ‘are not compatible with the mission’
A group of 21 engineers, data scientists, designers, project managers and other tech experts resigned from their positions at the U.S. Digital Service on Tuesday, writing in a letter to the White House that they would not “carry out or legitimize” the actions of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The technologists said in their letter that they all left senior tech positions in the private sector to “pursue nonpartisan public servi…
The Latest: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to 'dismantle critical public services'
More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they refused to use their technical expertise to "dismantle critical public services."
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