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Exclusive: Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems
Reuters ^ | Feb 1, 2025 | Tim Reid

Posted on 02/02/2025 12:06:52 AM PST by ransomnote

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The two officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said some senior career employees at OPM have had their access revoked to some of the department's data systems.

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Officials affected by the move can still log on and access functions such as email but can no longer see the massive datasets that cover every facet of the federal workforce.

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"This makes it much harder for anyone outside Musk's inner circle at OPM to know what's going on," Moynihan said.

MUSK INFLUENCE

A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20, the day Trump took office. They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort, one of the OPM employees said.

The sofa beds have been installed so the team can work around the clock, the employee said.

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"It feels like a hostile takeover," the employee said.


(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 20250120; cybersecurity; doge; elonmusk; lockout; lol; opm; priceless; securityclearances; sofabeds; sofas; trumpmas
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To: ransomnote

It IS a hostile takeover, you idiot, and hopefully you will all be INDICTED!!


21 posted on 02/02/2025 3:50:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

LOL! Do you make sauce?? ;)


22 posted on 02/02/2025 3:51:11 AM PST by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Read Liz’s posts about this!


23 posted on 02/02/2025 3:51:33 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ransomnote

...President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to dismantle OPM, beginning in fall 2019, and divide its functions among three separate departments: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The OPM is responsible for managing the majority of government security clearances. The restructuring would have the DOD oversee the massive background investigation operation. And GSA could soon take over OPM’s current human resources obligations, according to The Washington Post...


24 posted on 02/02/2025 4:21:36 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: ransomnote

Officials affected by the move can still log on and access functions such as email but can no longer see the massive datasets that cover every facet of the federal workforce.

1) Large organizations do not write checks. All payroll disbursements are direct deposits
2) DOGE has names and bank account numbers, declarations as single or married, etc.
3) How many “horses” are on the payroll and drawing a salary. Are their “Managers” in on the racket
4) Go long on ppopcorn


25 posted on 02/02/2025 5:41:26 AM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: Ann Archy

Rather, it’s a mandate


26 posted on 02/02/2025 6:06:33 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: ransomnote

Thats awesome. Musk from has a bunch or 4chan autistic programmers and sleuths that are happy has a peach sleeping in those beds and spending hours going over everything with an obsession. Can’t wait!


27 posted on 02/02/2025 6:08:45 AM PST by pangaea6
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To: ransomnote

It is a hostile takeover. 😆


28 posted on 02/02/2025 6:36:51 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Law of Power #17: From 48 Laws of Power

Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability


29 posted on 02/02/2025 6:41:23 AM PST by grumpygresh ( Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification.)
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To: ransomnote

Musks’s takeover of OPM data systems prevents data manipulation as is being done now at CBS News now regarding the Harris/60 minutes interview.


30 posted on 02/02/2025 6:42:00 AM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: Ann Archy; Fedora; Bob Ireland; Interesting Times; Liz

No, this is liberating lost turf from the hostiles...
and YES they need to face full due process.

Locking these people out preserves evidence. And Musk no doubt has a ton of corroborating evidence on his Twitter backup files.

It’s no wonder the Left is panicked.


31 posted on 02/02/2025 6:42:20 AM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: SauronOfMordor

I think I’ll see if Kung Fu is available on Prime this afternoon. 👍


32 posted on 02/02/2025 6:47:36 AM PST by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you are filthy animal! )
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To: ransomnote
"It feels like a hostile takeover," the employee said.

I’ll bet ;~)

33 posted on 02/02/2025 6:56:41 AM PST by Ditto
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To: frank ballenger

lol........cute


34 posted on 02/02/2025 7:30:24 AM PST by Liz
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To: ransomnote
"This makes it much harder for anyone outside Musk's inner circle at OPM to know what's going on," Moynihan said.

Well DUH! that's kind of the whole point, leakers can't leak if they have nothing to leak.

35 posted on 02/02/2025 7:34:48 AM PST by Mastador1
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

I want them MORE PANISKED and SWEATING BOMBS, NOT BULLETS!


36 posted on 02/02/2025 10:06:27 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ransomnote
Shouldn't the Office Of Personnel Management for the United States Government be one of the most secure and closely guarded databases on the planet? Here's a question; What level of security clearance do you currently need to work for the Office Of Personnel Management?
37 posted on 02/02/2025 10:21:38 AM PST by Desron13 (You may choose to ignore reality but you can't force reality to ignore you.)
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To: FreedomPoster

NEEDS TO BE A POSTER....


38 posted on 02/02/2025 11:44:41 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Bobbyvotes

OVER 159 MILLION LAYING hens have been destroyed.


39 posted on 02/02/2025 11:45:25 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ransomnote

Of everything Trump is trying to accomplish, the OPM finding out where a trillion $ worth of money allocated to OBM is being spent may be the biggest problem for the Democrats and Deep State.

Wait for the news to hit that the Democrat Party is the recipient of 100s of billions, and how many elected officials are involved.

This has the possibility of destroying the very fabric of the democrat party, and many elected politicians.

get the popcorn ready, because now that Musk has control of the ledger book, it will be like the times the Mob Bookkeepers were used as prosecuting witnesses against the head mob Bosses.

I am sure Musk and his team have the best protection money can buy, because the DNC plays for keeps. Just ask all those dead bodies in the Clinton’s past.


40 posted on 02/02/2025 12:35:38 PM PST by OneVike ( Just another Christian waiting to go home)
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