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Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings (www.theguardian.com)

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But on Saturday, interior department officials reportedly granted at least two Doge employees the access they had requested, the two people told the Times.

With this access, the Doge employees now have visibility into sensitive employee information, like social security numbers, and are able to more easily hire and fire federal workers, according to the Times, citing the two people with knowledge who spoke with the newspaper on condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

They dont. Its just too big of a nation for everyone to show up at the capital. So it looks like less.