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DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected | Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation.
Report: IT officials who fought DOGE access put on leave and under investigation.
The system at the Interior Department gives DOGE "visibility into sensitive employee information, such as Social Security numbers, and the ability to more easily hire and fire workers," the NYT wrote, citing people familiar with the matter. "The dispute came to a head on Saturday, as the DOGE workers obtained the access and then placed two of the IT officials who had resisted them on administrative leave and under investigation, the people said," according to the NYT report. The memo "also warned that individuals with the elevated access to the system could become prime targets for cybersecurity attacks by terrorists, nations or other malicious actors," the NYT wrote.
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