DOGE as a National Cyberattack

The essay reports that personnel associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) obtained broad administrative access to multiple U.S. federal systems—Treasury, OPM, USAID, CMS and others—potentially copying sensitive data, modifying core programs and audit logs, installing unauthorized servers, and training AI on classified or personal data; these actions bypassed separation-of-duties controls and displaced career security officials, creating grave national security risks and exposure to foreign adversaries.