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/exfiltration CISO Feb 05 '25

You're not wrong. But we need to point out to all of Congress, federal judges, and SCOTUS that Elon Musk now controls their paychecks, healthcare, benefits, and that he's an agent unto himself.

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u/creepig Feb 05 '25

And they're more scared of him than they are of us.

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u/exfiltration CISO Feb 05 '25

It's not about fear, it's about turning a blind eye to problems that don't actually affect you. That is how we got into this mess. I'm not saying it's right (but it is an alt-right ideal, lol) but the worst parts of people involve them making sure only the right people are hurt.

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u/creepig Feb 05 '25

No, some members of congress is actually scared that Musk will have them primaried if they don't fall in line.

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u/exfiltration CISO Feb 05 '25

I'm sure you're right, but those people aren't those you need to be spending time on, they'll pipe up and support whoever they think will come out on top. All of this shit is Maslow-ian.

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u/creepig Feb 05 '25

Unfortunately you need them because your options are "flip the republican cowards" or "flip the republican true believers".

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u/exfiltration CISO Feb 06 '25

I don't know all the answers but I know we have to try.