{"id":2399721,"date":"2025-02-06T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-hr-workers-try-logging-on-learn-elons-changed-their-credentials-locked-them-out\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:12:41","slug":"fed-hr-workers-try-logging-on-learn-elons-changed-their-credentials-locked-them-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-hr-workers-try-logging-on-learn-elons-changed-their-credentials-locked-them-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed HR Workers Try Logging On &#8211; Learn Elon&#8217;s Changed Their Credentials, Locked Them Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffed-hr-workers-try-logging-on-learn-elons-changed-their-credentials-locked-them-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2399721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report indicates that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal workers<\/a> \u2063in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-caught-them-lin-wood-outed-mysterious-georgia-operative-gabe-sterling-now-video-shows-him-admitting-he-helped-set-up-drop-boxes-and-promoted-far-left-activists-as-absentee-ballot-counters\/\" title=\"WE CAUGHT THEM: Lin Wood Outed Mysterious Georgia Operative Gabe Sterling - Now Video Shows Him Admitting He Helped Set Up Drop Boxes and Promoted Far Left Activists as Absentee Ballot Counters\">human resources<\/a> \u200boffice have been \u200clocked out of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-deletes-document-after-report-shows-taxpayer-funded-collusion-with-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Union Deletes Document After ... Shows Taxpayer-Funded Collusion With Biden Administration\">federal employee database<\/a>,allegedly influenced \u200dby\u200b members of\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">advisory \u2063group led<\/a> by Elon Musk.Musk leads the Department \u200cof Government Efficiency, a non-governmental organization tasked with\u2063 identifying inefficiencies \u2063within\u200d the federal bureaucracy. According to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-takes-heat-for-killing-trumps-opioid-treatment-prescription-plan-praised-by-doctors\/\" title=\"Biden Takes Heat For Killing ...\u2019s Opioid-Treatment Prescription Plan Praised By Doctors\">anonymous sources<\/a>, aides to Musk have revoked access to certain \u200cdatabases, which contain sensitive\u2064 employee data, including addresses, pay grades, and Social\u2062 Security numbers. As \u2063an \u200binevitable result, some senior staff at the Office of Personnel \u200cManagement (OPM) are \u2063concerned about a \u2062lack of oversight and potential cybersecurity risks. The new leadership, consisting\u2062 mainly of Musk&#8217;s former employees, appears \u2063to be \u2063exerting significant control over\u200d the office, leading \u2064to \u200da tense atmosphere as \u200dmany federal \u200dworkers\u2064 feel threatened\u2063 by the abrupt changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new report claimed that federal workers in its human resources office have been locked out of access to a federal database of employees, citing the influence of members of an advisory group led by Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-nominated-nobel-peace-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> heads the Department of Government Efficiency, which despite its name is not an official part of the federal government, but a non-governmental group designed to help President Donald Trump identify areas of waste and wokeness in the behemoth of the federal bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/musk-aides-lock-government-workers-out-computer-systems-us-agency-sources-say-2025-01-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, which is based on two &ldquo;agency officials&rdquo; who were not named, said that aides to Musk have locked federal employees out of some databases.<\/p>\n<p>Details are sketchy, with some reports claiming vast number of workers were locked out of computers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incredible. DOGE has take command of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and changed all the passwords of every employee who has been working from home. These employees have lost all access to personnel databases and are no longer in control.<\/p>\n<p>This is the reckoning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ixqjFfdjMF\">pic.twitter.com\/ixqjFfdjMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1885722153103888646?\">February 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reuters wrote, &ldquo;Two officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said some senior career employees at [the Office of Personnel Management] have had their access revoked to some of the department&rsquo;s data systems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The systems put beyond the reach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-reports-cuts-1b-per-day-true-doge-75-2t-cuts-end-trumps-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal bureaucrats<\/a> have personal information on employees, including addresses, pay grades and Social Security numbers, the sources told Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N7z5QNTD1Y\">pic.twitter.com\/N7z5QNTD1Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Poetic Marvel&#129347; (@PoeticMarvel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoeticMarvel\/status\/1885722286243627051?\">February 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems,&rdquo; one unnamed official said. &ldquo;That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The officials said they can log on, but are unable to access the database.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters said that a group including &ldquo;current and former employees of Musk&rdquo; has been the de facto source of authority in the Office of Personnel Management since Trump took office on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The inmates are no longer running the asylum.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarcaticus (@Sarcaticus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sarcaticus\/status\/1885732032883429589?\">February 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charles Ezell, the acting head of the office, has been urging federal workers to quit and take eight months of severance pay. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/designation-of-acting-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appointed<\/a> Ezell on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Scales, a former Musk employee, is OPM&rsquo;s chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Riccardo Biasini, a former engineer at Tesla and a director at The Boring Company, Musk&rsquo;s tunnel-building firm, is a senior adviser as the office undergoes its transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Bjelde, the SpaceX vice president of human resources, is also an adviser.<\/p>\n<p>The employees tattling to Reuters said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-dod-boots-establishment-media-curb-clears-pentagon-press-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new leadership<\/a> of the office has moved sofa beds into the office, so that work can be done day and night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It feels like a hostile takeover,&rdquo; the employee said.<\/p>\n<p>A report on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt\/2025\/02\/01\/doge-locks-out-opm-officials-by-changing-their-passwords-n2407700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitchy<\/a> interpreted the Reuters report to mean &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-targets-insane-budget-earmarked-candy-blankets-comic-books-stuffed-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a> walked into the empty office and changed all of their computer passwords, locking them out of the system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Musk leads the Department of Government Efficiency, which is not an official government entity but rather a non-governmental group aimed at assisting President Donald Trump in identifying inefficiencies within the federal bureaucracy. According to a Reuters report based on unnamed agency officials, aides to Musk have restricted access for some federal workers. Details remain unclear, with some reports suggesting that many employees have been locked out of their computers entirely. This situation has raised significant concerns about oversight and cybersecurity risks, as officials can log in but cannot access essential databases containing personal employee information like addresses and Social Security numbers. The new leadership at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), appointed by Trump, includes several former Musk associates who are reportedly transforming the office&#8217;s operations dramatically<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DOGE.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7498,49936,5015],"class_list":["post-2399721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fed","tag-hr","tag-workers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DOGE.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399721"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399725,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399721\/revisions\/2399725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}