Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31/

36 comments

  1. I’m not sure people realize how completely unprecedented and serious this is.

  2. >The two officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said some senior career employees at OPM have had their access revoked to some of the department’s data systems.

    >The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said.

    >“We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems,” one of the officials said. “That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications.”

    Musk is literally what the MAGAts says Soros is

  3. A foreign agent is looting the federal government. No arrests made no congress people doing anything.

  4. Let us know when you’ve had enough, Republicans. When do you figure out they’re trying to destroy the country?

  6. WHY is nobody stopping this? Is everyone seriously just going to wait until it’s too late? Fuck.

  8. Does the government itself have no cyber security? How is this even possible for them to come in and do?

  9. It’s funny imagining this under Biden or Obama, a billionaire and his people are literally interfering with the government from within, and not a peep from Fox or the GOP on it.

  10. They also forced themselves into Treasury to see how Payments System works. And pushed out the acting head.

    He launched x payment systems a month ago. So not hard to imagine he wants to take over the process from govt workers

    Also plans to use chat gbt AI to replace some jobs.

    What would the Ratings Agencies think of this?

  11. I am sick to my fucking stomach. Holy fucking shit people, the time to throw our bodies on the gears is now.

  13. Hey MAGA what say you about the deep state and the elites controlling government? Any chance you’re at all willing to understand this is the exact stuff you’ve been told exists and you should be angry about?

  14. What prevents Elon from handing the US data to China or Russia?

  15. 3rd party goons only vetted by Musk have locked out career federal employees with decades of experience from HR databases.

    We have an idea of what they want the databases for – to find cause to fire as many people as they can.

    As existing employees have been locked out, we have no idea what is being accessed and how data is being handled(and by whom).

    For those of you thinking, “Who cares? What are you hiding?”, imagine a new manager got hired above you and got full access to your personal records. All your personal identifiable information is included. Whats more, that manager may be able to modify that file without any kind of oversight.

  16. With Musk at the helm, we’re careening into a system where unelected billionaires think they can ignore the law and usurp government functions.

    Any students of history want to weigh in on what happens when the people feel they don’t have any legal or political means to stop evil billionaires from stomping all over them?

  18. How the fuck did Musk aides get access in the first place?

  19. How does Musk have any authority to do this? He’s is not elected, he hasn’t been confirmed to any positions by the Senate. He’s just walking around with his dick out pretending to be the King.

  22. Musk is a national security threat of the highest order and must not be permitted to have access to America’s data.

    Musk’s DOGE was conceived to skirt disclosure requirements and vetting of China businessman Elon Musk, who has disqualifying ties to the CCP. Musk’s Tesla operating in China is subject to Chinese law requiring it to “assist or cooperate” with the Chinese Government’s “intelligence work”. Tesla Shanghai produces 50% of Tesla’s global auto output.

    On January 17, 2025, the unanimous SCOTUS identified that a national security threat existed with ByteDance Ltd. See: *TikTok Inc. v. Garland*, 604 U.S. 3 (2025):

    >ByteDance Ltd. is subject to Chinese laws that require it to “assist or cooperate” with the Chinese Government’s “intelligence work” and to ensure that the Chinese Government has “the power to access and control private data” the company holds. H. R. Rep. No. 118–417, p. 4 (2024) (H. R. Rep.); see 2 App. 673–676.

    Musk’s connection to the CCP, (like ByteDance’s connection) makes Musk a national security threat to the United States. As a condition of Musk doing business in China, Musk must “assist or cooperate” with the Chinese Government’s “intelligence work”.

    Musk is doing the bidding of Beijing on issues such as TikTok, Taiwan, H-1B visas, and tariffs. Now Musk’s attempting to rob the U.S. Treasury. Respected officials like [Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro](https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-letter-congressional-leadership-musk-chaos-government-funding) (Democrat-CT-03, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee), and [retired military](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html) service members are sounding the alarm.

  23. These are the same Silicon Valley “geniuses” that drove Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) into insolvency. You the hard-working taxpayer paid for the bailout, just like you paid to remedy the 2008 financial crisis.

    Contact your representatives and tell them you’ve had enough of this shadow government run by China stooge Elon Musk.

    The Democratic Chair of the Intelligence Committee is Virginia Senator, Mark Warner, who can be contacted here: [https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactpage](https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactpage)

  26. Musk isnt an elected official and doesnt hold any government office. WTF!?

  27. Why does an unelected official have the power to do this without any repercussions?

  31. The people that voted for this are seriously dumber than dog shit.

  32. As a cyber security professional, this is big fucking red alert!!!

    This 1000% must be stopped.

  33. Elon Musk was not elected to any government office. Nor has he been appointed by the president and approved by Congress to any such position. How is he able to just waltz in and order government employees around? Why aren’t Republicans demanding Musk be reigned in, at least until Congress approves him as the head of the DOGE?

  34. Time to use our 2A rights! Rid ourselves of this unelected illegal immigrant!

  35. So let me get this straight… Someone not in the government, no affiliation to any government agency, and no title with any authority was able to order the lock out of government workers?

    Does this not sound like something that should be considered as a cyber attack on government workers? Sure sounds like it to me.

  36. If they can lock gov. workers out of computers, they can hack voting machines.

    “WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
    Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.”

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