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Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies


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

The Trump administration has been looking for ways to stop the flow federal money appropriated by Congress, including hastily ordering a confusing spending freeze, which experts say violates the constitution. Reuters also reported Friday that Musk aides have “locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees,” citing two unnamed agency officials. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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