Two senior security officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have been put on administrative leave after they blocked efforts by members of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to access sensitive data from the agency, five current and former USAid officials have told the Guardian.
The demands led to a tense standoff during which a senior deputy to Musk threatened to call the US marshals in to grant access to the building. The officials said John Voorhees, USAid’s director of security, and a deputy blocked efforts by members of Doge, a special group that Trump has created, to physically access restricted areas.
