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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Elon Musk’s Doge accused of ‘illegal’ job posting by federal workers’ union

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Elon Musk in Washington DC on 20 January 2025. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has been accused by a leading labor union of an “absolutely illegal” breach of federal regulations after posting a vague request for job applications.

The Trump administration’s much-vaunted but ill-defined program to reshape the federal government announced it was recruiting “full-time, salaried positions” for software engineers, information security engineers and “other technology professionals” on its official website.

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