Federal Tech Workers Push Back Against Musk's Efforts
Briefly

Employees at the Technology Transformation Services have expressed significant dissent against President Trump's administration and Elon Musk's influence through protests like using spoon emojis to highlight their disagreement with a deferred resignation program. Tensions escalated after a worker resigned, fearing that granting access to a newly appointed official could compromise the security of personally identifiable information. This resignation ignited discussions among colleagues about the appropriateness of such access, leading to rumors of retaliation when another employee's communication channel was deactivated.
I don't believe that I can operate a program and system without the ability to manage access to PII.
Why does Mr. Shedd need access, and why was he asked to disregard security processes?
Workers flooded internal channels with spoon emojis as a protest against the 'Fork in the Road' program.
His resignation prompted an outcry on Slack, highlighting concern over the access request to sensitive data.
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