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Another Masterful Gambit: #DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape #Archives to #Hackable Digital Records

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Monday that the General Services Administration converted 14,000 magnetic to digital records, and claimed the process saved a million dollars a year.

> sounds suspicious to me

#doge #gsa #security #privacy

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404 Media · Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital RecordsDOGE claimed it saved "$1M per year" by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes to digital storage.
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In a stmnt on Monday, the #Trump admin said it was examining ~$256M in contracts, as well as another $8.7B in what it described as “multiyear grant commitments.”

“While #Harvard’s recent actions to curb institutionalized *antisemitism*—though long overdue—are welcome, there is much more that the university must do to retain the privilege of receiving federal taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars,” Josh Gruenbaum, a snr ofcl at the #GSA, said.

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…The WH is the latest govt property on which #Starlink now operates.

In recent weeks, Starlink was also set up at the #GSA, which has served as a hub for #Musk’s government-shrinking efforts…

While several #FederalAgencies contract w/Starlink, the satellite service is typically used to provide internet access in emergency situations & to remote locations — not at federal buildings in DC, which already have ample internet options.