Exclusive-Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

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Story by Tim Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

The two officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said some senior career employees at OPM have had their access revoked to some of the department's data systems.

The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said.

"We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems," one of the officials said. "That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications."

Officials affected by the move can still log on and access functions such as email but can no longer see the massive datasets that cover every facet of the federal workforce.

"Department of the Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt said all access to his office is being blocked.

"My email has been cut off and I don't know what's going to happen with my things," he said. "I was there for five and a half years. And so, we'll see."

Not just blocking email, but locked out of his office and can't go get his personal belongings.
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We might start seeing government agents wearing "SS" insignia.

"The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains dates of birth, Social Security numbers, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades and length of service of government workers, the officials said."

If my information was in this database, I think I'd be happier that fewer people had access to my information.  Also, I'm  always leery of stores that start out "sources say" or "anonymous sources".

I think I'll wait for more details before passing judgment.

This is actually really creepy. I've seen this story floating around.

This is what happens when you give the lunatics the keys to the asylum.