Die Computer -Computing -Experten der Regierung sagen, dass sie Angst haben

“Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are so unprecedented and unpredictable, that government computing experts believe the effort has spun out of control,” Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel write: [https://theatln.tc/Rm1Kc7aQ](https://theatln.tc/Rm1Kc7aQ)

Based on what has been reported, DOGE representatives have obtained or requested access to certain systems at the U.S. Treasury, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Personnel Management, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with eyes toward others, including the Federal Aviation Administration. Some reports have revealed the scope of DOGE’s incursions at individual agencies; still, it has been difficult to see the broader context of DOGE’s ambition.

This week, Bogost and Warzel spoke with four federal-government IT professionals, each of whom struggled to articulate the scale of the crisis. “The four experts laid out the implications of giving untrained individuals access to the technological infrastructure that controls the country. Their message is unambiguous: These are not systems you tamper with lightly,” Bogost and Warzel continue.

“Musk and his crew could act deliberately to extract sensitive data, alter fundamental aspects of how these systems operate, or provide further access to unvetted actors,” Bogost and Warzel write. “Or they may act with carelessness or incompetence, breaking the systems altogether. Given the scope of what these systems do, key government services might stop working properly, citizens could be harmed, and the damage might be difficult or impossible to undo. As one administrator for a federal agency with deep knowledge about the government’s IT operations told us, ‘I don’t think the public quite understands the level of danger.’”

Read the full story: [https://theatln.tc/Rm1Kc7aQ](https://theatln.tc/Rm1Kc7aQ)

They’re not secure systems any more if you’ve had unvetted Musk flunkies pushing untested, unknown code into production. Gonna be expensive to re-write or re-secure when it’s all said and done.

Why is The Atlantic posting political propaganda on Reddit? Not even paying the advertising fee for this.

Unless, of course, this is part of an agreement with Reddit.