Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer and new director of the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services (TTS), has requested broad administrative access to nearly all TTS projects, raising security concerns among current staff. This access, considered highly unusual by experts, would grant Shedd control over critical government systems like Data.gov, USA.gov, and Notify.gov, as well as read-only access to Login.gov and Cloud.gov. Staffers worry that Shedd's request, particularly his desire for write access, could violate security protocols and put sensitive government data at risk.
Staffers at the government arm responsible for maintaining core tech systems were concerned that such broad access for the former Tesla engineer now in charge would violate security measures.The General Services Administration performs many backbone functions of government, including numerous online services overseen by its Technology Transformation Services division.
“While has currently requested read-only access to login.gov and cloud.gov we have evidence that that will not hold based on, referencing how a DOGE minion at Treasury’s read-only access was later elevated. “This is the foot in the door.”Shedd’s role at TTS shows one way Musk is placing his allies in agencies across the government as part of his sweeping effort to remake the federal workforce, cut trillions from the government’s budget and revamp its tech underpinnings.
“If you cripple those feeds or introduce any level of unpredictable behavior, you put millions of people at risk,” another TTS staffer wrote to Forbes, referencing Weather.gov. “Honestly, part of what makes this so terrifying is that we can’t figure out what the end game is.”
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