The overhaul of the US federal government by President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk is creating an unprecedented espionage risk by firing thousands of staff with insider knowledge and connections, security and intelligence experts warn.
The upheaval in Washington as Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) guts government agencies offers an opportunity for the country's adversaries such as Russia and China to recruit informants, according to former US officials.
