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DOGE LOST Its BEST People—And That’s a BIG Problem

21 career civil servants just quit Musk’s government efficiency project. What they know could blow this whole thing wide open.

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Marie Riverton
Feb 26, 2025
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In a move that would shock absolutely no one with half a brain cell left, 21 career civil servants at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) threw up their hands and walked out the door—leaving Elon Musk’s “efficiency” juggernaut in a pile of burning chaos. These aren’t your average government pencil pushers. Unfortunately, this was not Big Ball…

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