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Under the executive order, DWIG teams, which “typically will include one DWIG team, one engineer, one HR specialist, and one attorney,” will be sent to multiple agencies. They will be given “access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems,” ostensibly with the goal of simplifying data sharing across federal agencies.
A former USDS employee who spoke to Wired on the condition of anonymity described the reuse of the digital service as “A+ Pureaucratic Jiu-Jitsu Move.” But they say they’re concerned that Doug’s access to sensitive information could be used to do more than just streamline government operations.
“Will this artistic talent be directed to use data from the federal government to track down dissidents?” They ask. “To track down specific groups of interest for this administration for the purposes of either targeting them or screening them or whatever that might end up being?”
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However, it seems that First ranking of Doug is getting rid of people in agencies that may return to the Trump administration’s agenda, Starting with current USDS employeesand Hire new people.
“Doug’s teams have a lawyer, an HR director, and an engineer. If you’re looking to identify what jobs to cut, the people they cut, having a director in HR there and a lawyer say, ‘Here’s what we’re allowed to do or not do,’ would be one way.” That facilitates that,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, noting that Doug’s potential access to federal employee data could put them “in a kind of crosshairs.”
When Musk took over Twitter, he brought outside help on board Closing the circuit as well as his other companies To transform the company, a A move that seems to be repeated.
Who exactly will be part of the Doug is a particularly thorny issue because there are technically two dogs. One is the permanent organization, the renewal of the USDS – now the US Doge Service. The other is a temporary organization, with a termination date of July 4, 2026. The creation of this organization means that the temporary DOGE can operate under a special set of rules. It can remove employees from other parts of the government, and it can also admit people Who want to work for the government as volunteers. Temporary organizations can also hire what are known as special government employees — expertise in a particular field who can bypass the rigors of regular federal hiring processes. They are also not subject to the same transparency requirements as other government employees.
In the best case scenario, this will allow Doug to move quickly to address issues and quickly track down necessary talent, as well as systems that make government services more seamless by facilitating the flow of information and data. But in the worst cases, this could mean less transparency about the interests of people working on important government projects, while enabling potential surveillance.
