Trump Order Gives DOGE Hiring Powers, Amid Security Concerns

Executive Order Gives Musk Team Hiring Authority Across Federal Government Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 12, 2025

President Donald Trump's latest executive order grants sweeping hiring powers across the federal government to his billionaire adviser Elon Musk's task force, Department of Government Efficiency, raising fears that the ongoing workforce purge could erode critical federal cybersecurity efforts and weaken government cyber defenses.

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Trump signed an executive order, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative," late Tuesday, The order mandates that federal agencies hire no more than one employee for every four who resign or are fired. The order also directs agency heads to prepare for "large-scale ...