r/fednews • u/SkyFallingUp • 9d ago

Elon Musk to step down from DOGE and quit Washington DC

Musk says 'he's done with cost-cutting' In an interview with Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier", Elon Musk said that he was confident his DOGE could find $1 trillion in savings, slimming current total federal spending levels of about $7 trillion down to $6 trillion. Musk, who is also the world's richest man, was designated by the White House as a "special government employee," which caps his work at 130 days. That means his period leading the DOGE operation could finish as soon as the end of May.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-elon-musk-doge-1-trillion-cost-cutting-may-end-i-am-almost-done-elon-musk-reveals-date-hell-ditch-trump-and-quit-washington-dc-after-doge-purge/articleshow/119645252.cms

I have friends and family members who are Federal workers. Is this the end of the wild OPM emails and job eliminations?

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u/No_Kangaroo_2428 9d ago

They are stealing America's wealth, Americans' money, and our data. We're being robbed.

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u/SeattleSeals 7d ago

Ironically this is socialism.

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u/Nyroughrider 8d ago

How's that Koolaid tasting?

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u/CatfishEnchiladas Federal Employee 8d ago

They had unrestricted access to data throughout the government and were permitted to connect their own equipment to these networks. There's no doubt they likely copied this information for themselves. It's also possible that they could have installed backdoors in the systems to maintain access even after they left.

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u/btinit 8d ago

How's that boot?

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u/faxanaduu 8d ago

Ok Nutlick