DOGE Builds ‘Firewall’ Between Musk’s Team and Legacy USDS Workers

The Department of State Efficiency was built by the Brandmauer, which separates the Elon Mask team from 200 or so outdated workers working on what was previously called the US digital service (USDS), according to Wired sources.

Since the absorption of MUSK in USDS, according to sources, the initial USDS employees have very few contacts with the Musk team. It was assumed that the DOGE representative would join several meetings of USDS last week, but they did not appear. The only time that Legacy employees met recently installed personnel was on Friday a meeting with Doge heads, Stephanie Holmes, about which Wired First reported. At this meeting, Holmes could not provide many answers to many questions related to the resignation program proposed by most federal employees.

“They do not appear, show that they obviously do not fuck in us,” said one of the sources of Wired. “This is the biggest” fucking you “because we are waiting for them to come, but they are not.”

Without new directives, USDS sources tell WireD that they are acting as if everything is a “ordinary business”, continuing to work on long -term projects that were transferred from the presidential administration Joe Biden.

“They are not talking to us,” says one USDS employee.

“As far as I can judge, they are hiding,” says another.

The alienation of the Musk team emphasizes the secrecy, the environment of the Doga staff. Last week, Wired said that nameless young engineers were instructed to interview staff in USDS and the administration of general services and view the code from time to time. “We are afraid that the names of these people will come out, and their personal life will be violated that this is what happened last week, what is really regrettable for them,” said Thomas Sedd, director of the GSA technology transformation service, at a meeting with staff on Monday .

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Former Deputy Administrator of the USDS Ted Karstensen, the highest USDS official outside the orbit of Musk, and resigned on Thursday. He repeatedly invited the Musk team members, including DOGE Steve Davis, Steve Davis, to join the staff, Wired sources tell, but they never showed. Two sources said that Karsensen repeatedly left leadership and felt not in the course of decision -making. According to the source, Karsensen was supposed to meet Holmes on Wednesday, but the meeting was canceled at the last minute.

In a letter about the resignation viewed by Wired, Karetsensen confirmed that Thursday would be his last day. He said that he would not accept the proposal for the deferred resignation, which was called “fork” in colloquial speech after the fork on the road that federal workers received last week, offering them permanent payment and benefits until September 30.

“It was a difficult solution for me to make my time in the American digital service, was one of the best periods in my career. I sincerely believe in the mission and every day was inspired by the obligation, kindness and intellect of the team, ”wrote Karstensen. “It was important for me to deliver the team to a place where everyone could choose their own path forward, where we are today. I hope that each of you lands on the way, which is best suited for you, and I look forward to the opportunity to stay in touch and see where you will lead you. ”

Karsensen did not immediately respond to a request about the comment.

The decision of Karstensen to refuse the Torka transaction repeats a similar mood that is held among wider USDS employees. “There is a strong feeling in USDS that people do not want to take a fork, because they do not want to send a message that they are accepting or approving a larger plan,” a source in USDS said.

At the internal meeting, after leaving Karstensen, employees were informed that he would not be replaced and that his duties would be distributed throughout the rest of the organization, the source said. At the meeting, employees complained to the state of the organization, fearing the departure of Karstensen, showed that Musk and his team are under control.

“It is almost indisput that USDS is in the final,” one person said at the meeting.

“Time to start loading into rescue boats,” another said.