26 h. ago Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings

Officials said accessing system that processes 276,000 employees’ salaries could put unit at risk of cyber-attacksMembers of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly gained access to a payroll system over the weekend that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across various government agencies, despite warnings from senior staff about the potential risks.According to two people familiar with the situation who spoke with the New York Times, Doge employees had spent about two weeks trying to obtain administrative access to the program, known as the Federal Personnel and Payroll System. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Musk and DOGE’s ‘five things’ emails hit another hitch as the address federal workers were given stops working

The fault comes as Musk has branded himself and his DOGE team as White House ‘tech support’

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6 d. ago ‘Big Balls’ gave tech support to criminal group that cyberstalked an FBI agent, report says

Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old Elon Musk acolyte and DOGE staffer, allegedly provided services to cyber gang EGodly while in high school

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6 d. ago Teen member of Musk’s Doge staff provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show

Edward Coristine, who is 19, is among members of Doge effort that has been given access to official networksThe best-known member of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters.Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the Doge effort that has been given sweeping access to official networks as it attempts to radically downsize the US government. It is headed by Musk – the world’s richest man – with a powerful mandate from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago MAGA activist issues blunt response to Elon Musk after shock Democratic election win in Pennsylvania

Scott Presler earlier asked the tech billionaire for a ‘discussion’ amid calls for Republicans to support a tightly-run Pennsylvania state Senate race

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1 week ago Elon Musk's daughter Vivian calls him a 'pathetic man child' in new interview

Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian has taken aim at her father in a new interview with Teen Vogue

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1 week ago Judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE team from fraud ‘fishing expedition’ at Social Security

Federal judge notes the irony of the Trump administration’s attempts to conceal DOGE staff while having ‘unfettered’ access to personal information for millions of Americans

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1 week ago Judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE team from fraud ‘fishing expedition’ at Social Security: ‘Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’

Federal judge notes the irony of the Trump administration’s attempts to conceal DOGE staff while having ‘unfettered’ access to personal information for millions of Americans

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1 week ago Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago USAID staff ordered to shred and torch records as Trump is named in emergency court motion

Emergency motion filed to stop the destruction

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2 w. ago USAID staff ordered to shred and torch records as Trump and Musk are dragged back to court

Lawsuit files emergency motion to stop the destruction

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3 w. ago Trump considers criminal charges for USAID staff after DOGE uncovered wild 'abuse'

Lawmakers have been briefed by a top Trump official that criminal recommendations could be made for fraud, waste and abuse at USAID, DailyMail.com has learned.

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