WIRED’s Barrett: Civil Servants Are Defending Their Jobs from DOGE Staff Who Work in ‘Secrecy’ and ‘Demanding’ Sensitive Data

Barrett level they should ░░░░░░░░ much less whether they ░░░░░░░░ qualify COOPER But also ░░░░░░░░ was talking to Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ earlier and she was ░░░░░░░░ it seems unclear to ░░░░░░░░ people in the White ░░░░░░░░ at least what exactly ░░░░░░░░ re doing and they ░░░░░░░░ kind of following Elon ░░░░░░░░ s feed on X ░░░░░░░░ kind of and surprised ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ s saying Barrett Yeah ░░░░░░░░ sort of seems like ░░░░░░░░ s Elon Musk s ░░░░░░░░ squad sort of going ░░░░░░░░ to various agencies where ░░░░░░░░ has an interest or ░░░░░░░░ gain ground into some ░░░░░░░░ his objectives It seems ░░░░░░░░ from what the White ░░░░░░░░ wants I know that ░░░░░░░░ s a little bit ░░░░░░░░ back and forth and ░░░░░░░░ know there have been ░░░░░░░░ that you know Elon ░░░░░░░░ has been apparently pulled ░░░░░░░░ from certain things But ░░░░░░░░ you re getting a ░░░░░░░░ year old situated at ░░░░░░░░ Treasury Department who is ░░░░░░░░ to change the code ░░░░░░░░ the federal payment system ░░░░░░░░ seems remarkable and seems ░░░░░░░░ unsustainable COOPER So how ░░░░░░░░ people around Musk who ░░░░░░░░ involved in this I ░░░░░░░░ is it clear the ░░░░░░░░ number of people involved ░░░░░░░░ No I think not ░░░░░░░░ is it not clear ░░░░░░░░ the total number of ░░░░░░░░ we have reporting that ░░░░░░░░ that people who work ░░░░░░░░ DOGE are trying to ░░░░░░░░ so in secrecy they ░░░░░░░░ not saying their names ░░░░░░░░ meetings they are not ░░░░░░░░ introduced So you could ░░░░░░░░ a career civil servant ░░░░░░░░ walk into a code ░░░░░░░░ at the GSA and ░░░░░░░░ know who this 20 ░░░░░░░░ old is who is ░░░░░░░░ you defend your job ░░░░░░░░ s been a lot ░░░░░░░░ messaging from the government ░░░░░░░░ we have to protect ░░░░░░░░ DOGE staffers privacy which ░░░░░░░░ ironic given the level ░░░░░░░░ access to sensitive data ░░░░░░░░ everyday Americans that they ░░░░░░░░ demanding without much justification ░░░░░░░░ Brian Barrett from Wired ░░░░░░░░ you so much fascinating ░░░░░░░░ up next more on ░░░░░░░░ subject and the lack ░░░░░░░░ transparency surrounding it.”