Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
mstdn.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A general-purpose Mastodon server with a 500 character limit. All languages are welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

16K
active users

mstdn.social: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.4

#resignation

1 post1 participant0 posts today
Public
Joseph Lim :mastodon:

#Federal #technology staffers resign rather than help Musk & #DOGE
✊️"“We swore to serve e #American people & uphold our oath to e #Constitution across presidential admins,” e 21 #staffers wrote in a joint #resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by AP.. The employees warned tt many enlisted by #Musk to help him slash e size of federal govt under #tRump's admin were #political ideologues who didn't hv the necessary skills or experience for the task ahead of them"
apnews.com/article/doge-elon-m

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei, right, as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
AP News · DOGE staffers resign en masse to protest Musk's slashing of federal governmentBy Brian Slodysko
Continued thread
Public
Zhi Zhu 🕸️

"DOGE’s actions... are not compatible with the mission we joined the US Digital Service to carry out: to deliver better services to the #American people through #technology and design.

‘We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core #government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive #data, or dismantle critical public services. We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents

Screen shot of a letter of resignation: February 25, 2025 Dear Susan Wiles*, We, the undersigned employees of the United States Digital Service (USDS), renamed the United States DOGE Service, have resigned from our respective positions. As civil servants, we remained committed throughout the Presidential Transition to delivering better government services through technology and stood ready to partner with incoming officials. Each of us left senior private sector technology positions to pursue nonpartisan public service. We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations. However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments at the United States DOGE Service. On January 21st, we completed 15-minute interviews with individuals wearing White House visitor badges. Several of these interviewers refused to identify themselves, asked questions about political loyalty, attempted to pit colleagues against each other, and demonstrated limited technical ability. This process created significant security risks. On February 14th, one-third of our USDS colleagues were indiscriminately terminated by an anonymous email. These highly skilled civil servants were working to modernize Social Security, veterans services, tax filing, healthcare, disaster relief, student aid, and other critical services.... (cont. next image)
(continued text of letter) Their removal endangers millions of Americans who rely on these services every day. The sudden loss of their technology expertise makes critical systems and Americans’ data less safe. On February 16th. DOGE representatives began integrating us into their efforts. DOGE’s actions—firing technical experts, mishandling sensitive data, and breaking critical systems—contradict their stated mission of “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity”. These actions are not compatible with the mission we joined the United States Digital Service to carry out: to deliver better services to the American people through technology and design. ‘We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services. We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions. We did not accept the “fork in the road” Deferred Resignation Program. Many of our colleagues will choose to stay and continue the vital work of making government services and technology better. They have our full support in the work ahead. Respectfully. we resign. *No one has been identified internally as the official Administrator or leader of the United State DOGE Service since being moved from OMB. According to EO 14158 the White House Chief of Staff is the Senior Accountable Official.
#Musk#Doge#Coup
Public
Forum55plus

Mass Exodus from Musk’s Secret Agency – 21 Top Employees Resign in Protest! blog-demokratie.de/mass-exodus ##DataSecurity, ##Doge, ##FederalEmployees, ##GovernmentEfficiency, ##Musk, ##Protest, ##PublicServices, ##Resignation, ##Trump, ##USAID

Blog-Demokratie.de · Mass Exodus from Musk’s Secret Agency – 21 Top Employees Resign in Protest! By Werner Hoffmann - Democracy of the center, because extreme wings destroy the country - . The efficiency agency Doge, led by Elon Musk, is facing a significant personnel crisis. 21 employees, including engineers, data scientists, and product managers, have resigned in protest against the agency’s recent direction. Their main concern is the agency’s growing role in restructuring government functions, centralizing sensitive data, and potentially compromising public services. This development is a major setback for both Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump, who aims to streamline the federal workforce and eliminate thousands of government jobs through Doge. “We Can No Longer Support This Agenda” In a joint resignation letter, the departing employees justified their decision, stating that their professional integrity was at stake. They refused to “develop technologies that undermine government structures, endanger citizens’ privacy, or dismantle essential public services.” Initially, their work was intended to make government operations more efficient, but they now see it as being repurposed for political and ideological goals. The Controversial Role of Doge Doge was established as part of Trump’s federal administration reform efforts. The concept was first introduced by Musk during a public discussion with Trump, in which he immediately pledged his support. While the agency was created to improve bureaucratic efficiency, it has recently taken drastic and controversial steps. One of its most alarming moves was the partial shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with 2,200 employees placed on leave—effectively crippling the institution. Another growing concern is Doge’s unprecedented access to financial and personnel data through the U.S. Treasury. Critics warn that this centralization of sensitive government information poses serious risks to national security and privacy rights. Musk’s Economic Interests Under Scrutiny Musk’s involvement with Doge has also raised questions about conflicts of interest. His companies, including SpaceX and Tesla, have multi-billion-dollar contracts with the U.S. government while also being under regulatory scrutiny. Observers suspect that Musk is leveraging his position within Doge to secure strategic advantages for his business empire. With the departure of 21 key employees, Doge has lost a significant portion of its expertise in technology and data analysis. Whether Musk and Trump will be able to push forward with their radical restructuring plans remains uncertain. However, one thing is clear: opposition to the agency is rapidly growing.
Continued thread
Public
Nonilex

The employees also warned that many of those enlisted by #ElonMusk to help him slash the size of the federal government under #Trump’s admin were political ideologues who did not have the necessary skills or experience for the task ahead of them.

The mass #resignation of #engineers, #DataScientists & #ProductManagers is a temporary setback for #Musk & the Republican president’s tech-driven #purge of the federal workforce.

#law#USpol#FederalAgencies
Public
Nonilex

>20 #CivilService employees resigned from billionaire #Trump adviser #ElonMusk’s DOGE, saying they would not use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”

“We swore to serve the American people & uphold our oath to the #Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint #resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by AP. “However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.”
#law #USpol
apnews.com/article/doge-elon-m

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei, right, as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
AP News · DOGE staffers resign en masse to protest Musk's slashing of federal governmentBy Brian Slodysko
Continued thread
Public
Nonilex

Read the #resignation letter by #DeniseCheung, a veteran DC federal prosecutor [pic]

She refused a #Trump admin demand to freeze environmental grant assets.

The head of the #criminal division in the US attorney’s office in DC resigned Tues morning after declining to comply with a Trump admin demand to freeze the assets of a multibillion-dollar Biden admin environmental grant initiative & launch a criminal investigation without evidence of wrongdoing.

Denise Cheung resignation letter p.1
Denise Cheung resignation letter p.2
Denise Cheung resignation letter p.3
#law#DOJ#justice
Public
beSpacific

Top #FDA #Food Administrator #Resigns After Mass #Layoffs. Was responsible for ove top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's #food #safety and# inspections has resigned from the federal #government. The #resignation is just the latest in a mass exodus of officials leaving the #Trump Administration and comes days after the Administration began mass layoffs of federal workers who are still in a "probationary" posture seeing our nation's food safety meidasnews.com/news/top-fda-fo

Continued thread
Public
Nonilex

In his #resignation letter, #HaganScotten wrote that any federal prosecutor “would know that our laws & traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials.” He added: “If no lawyer within earshot of the president is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

🔥🔥
#law #DOJ #Trump #EmilBove #EricAdams

Hagan Scotten letter in full
ExploreLive feeds
About