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Musk’s aides Lock Career Civil Servants Out of Key Data Systems in DC

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Washington DC, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the U.S. government’s human resources agency, is at the center of a sweeping federal workforce transformation led by Elon Musk and his newly appointed team. According to insiders, Musk’s aides have locked career civil servants out of key data systems, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity, transparency, and congressional oversight.

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Reader says,”It’s almost as though the politicians, bureaucrats, and corporate exec’s are in on a secret, and it’s scorched earth and a race to the bottom”

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“There’s a very old, but wise, proverb “If the upper beams are not straight, the lower beams will go aslant.” Indeed, if society’s leaders set a poor example, the rest of society will follow. There is a clear absence of leadership on all fronts, these days. It’s almost as though the politicians, bureaucrats, and corporate exec’s are in on a secret, and it’s scorched earth and a race to the bottom.

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