Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel

Bait and Switch The fine print of a sweeping executive order seemingly grants Elon Musk, arguably the wealthiest and most powerful unelected figure in the world, and his associates at the somehow-still-real Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to all unclassified data held by US government agencies,

Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”

The billionaire’s representatives gained access to a Treasury Department payment system and sensitive documents at USAID.

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (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,