OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

The Office of Personnel Management’s acting inspector general has confirmed that the independent office is investigating whether any "emerging threats" to sensitive information have arisen as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives introducing rapid changes to protected government networks. “The OPM OIG [office of the inspector general] is committed to providing independent and objective oversight of OPM’s programs and operations,” writes the acting inspector general, Norbert Vint, in a letter dated March 7 to Democratic lawmakers, adding that his office is not only legally required to scrutinize OPM’s security protocols, but routinely does so based on “developing risks.” The letter stated that the office would fold specific requests issued by Democratic lawmakers last month into its “existing work,” while also initiating a “new engagement” over potential risks at the agency associated with computer systems that have been accessed or modified by the United States DOGE Service. Vint, ... Read full article.