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Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

buff.lyDOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government WorkersOperatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

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Lemme guess … Since Musk installs it, only Musk has the ability to fix it, should something go wrong. Chances are high that it will. Just like Silicon Valley imagined.

So far, federal agency firings have been conducted manually, with HR officials combing through employee registries and lists provided by managers, sources tell WIRED. With new software and the use of AI, some government employees fear that large-scale terminations could roll out even more quickly.

wired.comDOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government WorkersOperatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

While DOGE could use AutoRIF as the DOD built it, multiple OPM sources speculated that the Musk-affiliated engineers could be building their own software on top of, or using code from, AutoRIF. The scoop:

wired.comDOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government WorkersOperatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

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