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Doge Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Last week, another 21 resigned, writing in an open letter obtained by WIRED that DOGE’s “scorched earth approach is driving away the people who actually have the skills to fix the government’s problems.” Itir Cole, a USDS project lead with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resigned from her position last week after a majority of her team was fired and locked out of their computers before they could pass along their responsibilities. For more than a year, Cole helped manage the development of the CDC’s Disease Surveillance system, which aided in the tracking and prevention of dangerous pathogens and illnesses like Anthrax and Zika across the country.

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