DOGE enters NOAA, raising Democratic fears it will be dismantled
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is now targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sparking concerns that the Trump administration may be considering dismantling the federal agency.
On Tuesday, staffers with DOGE unexpectedly entered the headquarters of NOAA located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and demanded access to confidential systems, according to a former NOAA official.
Andrew Rosenberg, who worked at NOAA under the first Bush administration and Clinton administration, told the Washington Examiner that the staffers “blew past security like it didn’t apply to them, and then wandered around for a while and asked…to have access to the IT systems.”
“As far as I know, they have access to the IT systems. We know certainly that some of the DOGE people are into the websites. They’re into the grant system, they’re into the email system,” Rosenberg said.
“My understanding is they’re essentially executing an on-site hack. I would say illegal hack because those are confidential systems,” he added.
Rosenberg said that DOGE, which is not a formal cabinet agency and is a part of the White House, is not conducting any review or analysis but instead looking at how to “massively cut the agency in people and budget.”....
Rosenberg told the Washington Examiner that there is no “legal basis” allowing DOGE to access these documents or to reorganize the agency.
Democratic lawmakers have lambasted DOGE’s efforts to access the ocean and atmospheric agency’s systems, accusing the Musk-led commission of “ransacking” the federal government.
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My comment: What's missing from this article is NOAA's involvement in the manmade climate change hoax.