Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover

The article alleges that employees associated with Elon Musk’s DOGE advisory board were granted privileged or unvetted access to critical federal systems — including the Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Service payment system and a private OPM email server — potentially exposing sensitive records for millions of federal employees, violating federal security procedures, and creating new attack surface; lawmakers and security experts warn of legal violations, spear-phishing risks, and the need for remediation and oversight.