Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
After all the time and money that was spent guarding all of that data the US just gave it all away.
I never see anyone framing it for what it was: a cyber attack. After all the damned money spent on guarding all the stuff they got access to, all it took was them just coming and taking it. And I still only see unverified internet comments that they may have gotten into classified places. Was that what all the history of the Cold War and all the planning for large scale cyber events amounted to?
Also:
*Their theft of data is not unverified.
NPR
npr.org › 2026 › 01 › 23 › nx-s1-5684185 › doge-data-social-security-privacy
How DOGE improperly accessed and shared Social Security data : NPR
After all the time and money that was spent guarding all of that data the US just gave it all away.
I never see anyone framing it for what it was: a cyber attack. After all the damned money spent on guarding all the stuff they got access to, all it took was them just coming and taking it. And I still only see unverified internet comments that they may have gotten into classified places. Was that what all the history of the Cold War and all the planning for large scale cyber events amounted to?
What was that about a KGB grandkid?
The young DOGE agent known as “Big Balls” had a grandfather who was KGB
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-s-protege-big-balls-is-grandson-of-executed-kgb-agent-report-says-b2703739.html
Also: *Their theft of data is not unverified. NPR npr.org › 2026 › 01 › 23 › nx-s1-5684185 › doge-data-social-security-privacy How DOGE improperly accessed and shared Social Security data : NPR
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/10/opm-unlawfully-let-doge-access-sensitive-federal-employee-data-judge-rules/
*Typo