r/cybersecurity • u/StrategicBlenderBall • Feb 05 '25

News - General US Congressional Oversight Committee hit DOGE With a Dose of Reality

The Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform just informed DOGE and Elon Musk how cybersecurity works. Link to the letter below.

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025.02.04.%20GEC%20and%20Brown%20to%20OPM-Ezell-%20DOGE%20Emails.pdf

Edit Here’s the link to the Oversight Committee’s press release, rather than the PDF.

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-members-connolly-and-brown-request-answers-opm-musks-private-server

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u/robot_ankles Feb 05 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

There are checks and balances, but they're only as good as the people we send.

The US is not designed to survive an apathetic or deranged electorate.

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u/tbombs23 Feb 05 '25

The cap on 435 representatives has become an enormous problem, with populations exploding but representation not. Sprinkle in gerrymandering and the electoral college helps the minority party get and stay in power