‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington

When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant dataIn the early hours of Saturday 22 February 2025 the following email landed in the inboxes of the entire US federal workforce:From: HR hr@opm.govSent: Saturday, February 22, 2025Subject: What did you do last week?Importance: HighPlease reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager.Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments.Deadline is this Monday at 11:59 p.m. EST.When she noticed the email...