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Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

Members of the #House Oversight Committee sent dozens of requests to federal agencies... about their use of #AI software—& how #ElonMusk could benefit.
wired.com/story/elon-musk-fede

“The #American people entrust the federal #government with sensitive personal info... on the basis that this #information will not be disclosed or improperly used... including through the use of an unapproved & unaccountable 3rd-party AI #software.”

Headline: Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI Members of the House Oversight Committee sent dozens of requests to federal agencies on Wednesday about their use of AI software—and how Elon Musk could benefit. By Dell Cameron Politics Mar 12, 2025 11:18 AM
#Musk#USPol#News
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From US Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-a

"The US District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding #DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This #law encompasses the Federal #Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal #information held in any US #government records system."

Privacy Act request form link:
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-

Fill it out. Send it in.

Text from article: U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This law encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system. Please find a fillable Privacy Act request form HERE. Citizens need only fill out the form and mail it in to DOGE. This newly recognized federal agency, which has been systematically accessing government computer data systems, now has an obligation to respond to specific information demands from any of the 340 million U.S. citizens who exercise their legal right to defend their privacy and establish the security of their private information.
#ElonMusk#Musk#FOIA
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"I’d say it cost us at least a full day’s #productivity, if not more"
muskwatch.com/i/158555627/id-s

"But in an update... #OPM removed wording describing responses as “explicitly voluntary.” The new PIA states, “The consequences for failure to provide the requested #information will vary depending on the particular #email at issue.” #DonaldTrump has also said that federal employees who do not respond could lose their #jobs."

Headline and text(edited for length): "I’d say it cost us at least a full day’s productivity, if not more" Elon Musk dispatched another round of emails last weekend demanding federal workers spell out five things they accomplished over the week. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — the government’s human resources wing that has been transformed into a Musk cut-out — had initially said responses were voluntary. But in an update to its privacy impact assessment (PIA) last Friday, OPM removed wording describing responses as “explicitly voluntary.” The new PIA states, “The consequences for failure to provide the requested information will vary depending on the particular email at issue.” President Donald Trump has also said that federal employees who do not respond could lose their jobs. The scramble to respond to Musk’s email has led to inefficiencies for federal workers, including at the Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA)... Another employee at the agency told HuffPost that their managers became “mired in daily meetings to discuss ... how it was affecting employees and overall morale, and addressing whether or not any of this is legal… I’d say it cost us at least a full day’s productivity, if not more.” Musk’s ability to simultaneously email all federal workers was described as “illegal” by a federal judge last week in a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Government Employees. The same judge ruled that OPM has no authority to layoff federal workers.
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires

One question remains: What is the true motivation behind Musk's #DOGE project?
salon.com/2025/03/07/attempt-t

"What #Elon is after... All the LLMs have sucked in all the #data. Now they need more to have an advantage.

... #Government is the biggest trove of #information on the planet...

"why do you rob banks? Because that's where the money is. Why do you rob govt agencies? Because that's where the data is."

Headline: Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires One question remains: What is the true motivation behind Musk's DOGE project? By Heather Digby Parton Columnist Published March 7, 2025 9:27AM (EST)
#Musk#Coup#Tech
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DOGE’s credibility is shot.
robertreich.substack.com/p/thi

"DOGE has saved the govt just $2 billion. That comes to 1/35 of 1% of the federal budget.

Repeated #errors have raised questions about the quality & veracity of the #information Musk’s #DOGE is putting out. The mistakes also call into question the team members’ competence — whether they understand the #government well enough to cut it while avoiding catastrophe."

Sub-heading and text from article (edited for length): 3. DOGE’s credibility is shot. ... Not even these contract cancellations amount to much. The New York Times found many so-called “cancelled” contracts had actually ended under previous presidents. By some estimates, DOGE has saved the government just $2 billion. That comes to 1/35 of 1 percent of the federal budget. Repeated errors have raised questions about the quality and veracity of the information Musk’s DOGE is putting out. The mistakes also call into question the team members’ competence — whether they understand the government well enough to cut it while avoiding catastrophe. This week, Musk again demanded every federal worker justify their employment, and once again, his hastily executed email has sowed confusion and resistance throughout the workforce, with many agency heads openly defying it. Federal workers at NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) program didn’t know how to respond because HLS has contracted with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company, the major competitor to Musk’s SpaceX, and HLS workers didn’t want to disclose to Musk what they were doing. At the same time, the Commerce Department has adjusted a government program to make it easier for states and municipalities to use government subsidies to buy Musk’s Starlink internet service. (Mark my words: When all this is put together, it will make Warren G. Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal look like a game of checkers.)
#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup
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DOGE targets child support database full of income data

Associates of Elon Musk’s group provoked yet another clash with career civil servants over sensitive #government records
archive.is/HBz70#selection-517

"Elon Musk’s #DOGE team has clashed with civil servants over... #information or systems kept by the #Treasury Dept, #IRS and #SocialSecurity Admn, among other agencies.

Earlier this week, however, DOGE... targeted... perhaps the most sensitive of all"

Text from article: Over the last several weeks, billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team has clashed with civil servants over attempts to access privileged information or systems kept by the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, among other agencies. Earlier this week, however, DOGE associates targeted what several experts and government officials described as perhaps the most sensitive of all — a system within a broader government database created to help enforce child support payments, which pulls a vast trove of information, including income data linked to nearly all workers. The people familiar with the situation spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal debates.
#Musk#Coup#Corruption
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Earlier this week, however, #DOGE associates targeted what several experts & government officials described as perhaps the most sensitive of all — a system within a broader govt database created to help enforce #ChildSupport payments, which pulls a vast trove of #information, including income data linked to nearly ALL US WORKERS [not just those working for the Federal Govt].

#law#privacy#InfoSec
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Nonilex

#DOGE has sought access to a powerful database of nearly all US workers’ earnings kept by the #health dept’s #ChildSupport office, setting off another disagreement w/career staff over demands for legally #protected records, acc/to 4 people familiar w/the matter.

Over the last several weeks, #billionaire #ElonMusk’s team has clashed w/ #CivilServants over attempts to #access privileged #information or systems kept by the #Treasury Dept, #IRS & #SocialSecurity, among other agencies.

#Trump#law
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A quotation from Arendt

The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed?

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Interview (1973-10) with Roger Errera, Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/arendt-hannah/45087/

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The decision was made at a WH meeting on Monday that included Secy of #State #MarcoRubio, VP #JDVance, Secy of #Defense #PeteHegseth, Dir of National #Intelligence #TulsiGabbard & #MiddleEast envoy #SteveWitkoff.

The move follows an order last week by Hegseth for US #Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber & #information operations against #Russia as long as negotiations to end the war are ongoing.

#geopolitics#Ukraine#MafiaState
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