The practice, which has been questioned by ethics experts, may give Elon Musk’s allies influence well after he formally leaves the White House.

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Gavin Kliger, a U.S. DOGE Service software engineer in his mid-20s, arrived at Internal Revenue Service headquarters in February, telling senior agency officials he was there to root out waste, fraud and abuse.

Then, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events, he placed five government-issued laptops on a conference table and requested a sixth computer that would give him access at the IRS.

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    These people think they’re going to get such a reward for what they’re doing. They’re dreaming of entering the world of their masters; sports cars, women, high level events, … Instead, they’ll be the ones holding the bags if/when the piper needs to be paid. I believe that some people WILL see the inside of a cell as a result of what is happening now, but not a single one of them will be a billionaire.

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    First, why has not a single person even attempted to physically deny these people access? Second, why can the resistance not muster up a tech-based offense? I refuse to believe that all US cybersecurity experts or hackers are alt-right shitheads and DOGE goons.