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'Good luck with that.' Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing


Published on 2025-02-18 12:20:41 - CNN
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  • The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the "privacy team" and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to government records related to the security clearances granted to Elon Musk and his associates,

The article from CNN, published on February 18, 2025, discusses the abrupt dismissal of the entire privacy team at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This action has raised significant concerns about the protection of personal data for millions of federal employees. The team was responsible for ensuring compliance with privacy laws and safeguarding sensitive information. The firings come at a time when cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated, and the move has sparked worries about potential vulnerabilities in government data systems. Critics argue that this could undermine trust in the government's ability to protect personal information, especially given OPM's history of data breaches. The reasons behind the dismissals remain unclear, with no official statement from OPM providing a clear rationale for such a drastic measure.

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