Staff Reports
The ongoing saga of government inefficiency has taken a new turn, thanks to President Trump’s directive leading the tech titan Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on a mission to root out egregious waste, corruption, and inefficiency across federal agencies. Just when one thought the fight against bureaucratic bloat was gaining momentum, 21 former employees of DOGE decided to throw in the towel, citing “moral objections” to the reforms they agreed to when they signed on.
Media outlets, ever eager to spin a yarn against the Trump administration, have reported these resignations as a significant blow to Trump’s initiatives. As if the whining of these career bureaucrats qualifies as breaking news. Conveniently glossed over in the coverage, though, is the fact that these resigning employees were not the fresh-faced recruits happy to join Musk’s tech revolution. They were entrenched staffers of the former U.S. Digital Service, a program concocted under the Obama administration for the specific purpose of rescuing the debacle known as Obamacare.
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"21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government" pic.twitter.com/KUmlNrgtHa— NVCommish🍊🇺🇲PureBlood🇺🇲 (@NVCommish) February 25, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency was born from President Trump’s first day in office when he issued an executive order overhauling existing bureaucratic structures. DOGE was transformed from a sinking ship into a multipurpose boat aimed at modernizing outdated federal tech systems. This included a promise not only of efficiency but also of accountability—concepts that seem to send shivers down the spines of government lifers.
The recent resignation drama, as reported by the Associated Press, aimed to depict a mass exodus of disillusioned heroes—engineers and data wizards who had come to save the day, only to discover the folly of aligning themselves with Musk and Trump. But as the truth emerged later in the article (after the obligatory drama and hype were presented), it turned out these resigning ‘technologists’ were merely long-time government employees upset at being asked to actually work for a living outside the comfortable confines of their federal sinecures.
Elon Musk, with his characteristic flair for getting straight to the point, dismissed the media representations as “fake news.” His remarks hinted at the obvious too: these were veteran holdovers from the previous administration that had long benefited from a job with zero accountability. If they were displeased with the new direction, they could easily find themselves on the unemployment line if they hadn’t jumped ship first. The fact that the resignation letter bemoaned the loss of “core government systems” and the supposed endangerment of American data reveals a self-serving agenda wrapped in the cloak of public service.
Despite the pouting and pen-on-paper theatrics from the resigning staffers, the Trump administration remains resolute. The theme from the White House is clear: nonsense protests and petty squabbles from disgruntled bureaucrats will not derail a mission that is long overdue for the American taxpayer. With the press secretary standing firm, it’s apparent that this administration won’t just sweep federal inefficiency under the rug, no matter how high the whimpering gets from disgruntled members of the deep state. The promise of a leaner, meaner government remains the mission, whether the old guard likes it or not.
