Even Doge employees do not know who legitimically manages a wreck

Before Trump was discovered, the USDS administrator was Mina Hsiang. After leaving, Ted Cardenson was the highest-ranking Legacy USDS leader but He resigned from the organization On February 6th.

“After Ted resigned, we did not receive correspondence insofar as it was the head of that organization,” said current USDS employee, who demanded anonymity due to fears of revenge.

Some people who have talked to USDS View Amy Gleason, a former USDS employee who serves in the first Trump administration, as a link between the inherited USD, Doge and other agencies, but is little known about her official role. Steve Davis, a longtime contributor to Musk and President of The Boring Company, is another name that he is officially the leading dog. Davis has been working with Musk for years and manages efforts to reduce the billionaire’s costs when he took Twitter, now X, in 2022 Davis reached this Sleep at Headquarters on Twitter With his wife Nicole Hollander and their child. (Hollander is already an employee of the General Services Administration at High Level.)

“Steve Davis has always been articulated as a Dodge leader, but when I ask him if he is the administrator, (managers) say we don’t know,” a former USDS employee told Wired. “When I ask if he is the temporary administrator, they say” We don’t know. ” They said that Brad Smith (a healthcare entrepreneur with Davis relationships) plays the role of head of staff. “

Meanwhile, as USDS employees are trying to figure out who runs their agency, dozens of them have been fired. About 50 USDS people approximately 200 employees were fired on Friday. Sources say Wired that product managers, designers and talent team members have been most difficult to be affected by some engineers.

“There is no rhyme or reason. Literally in the middle of the work, “another source said on Friday night. “There are so many of us.”

“I heard that our directors in the USDS (Legacy) have not yet received any list or justification for the intention of terminating the emails sent on Friday night,” another source at the agency said.

Last week, numerous agencies were shaken by sudden cuts. Dozens of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were fired After receiving emails that are in the course of their names and rolesS Later during the week, the entire CFPB team, loaded with a Big Tech investigation, was discontinued, a former CFPB employee told Wired. Following the dismissal of CFPB, other agencies, including the administration of general services, the centers for the control and prevention of diseases, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Veterans, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Energy, terminated thousands of workers.

The White House did not respond to many requests for comment.

While Musk’s Doge workers have taken on the USD for the last month, very few hereditary employees have interacted with their new colleagues. Earlier this month, Wired reported that Doc was built a A “firewall” Separation of the Musk team from the rest of the organization’s workforce. The only Legacy employee had a meeting with a Dodge representative was On February 1 with Stephanie Holmeswho identifies as the new HR person of the team.

The only other experiences that are LEGACY USDS employees with Doge staff were Their surprise one of an interview With Dogetta -related engineers who refused to identify themselves in the first week of the Trump administration.