The United States federal government has been infiltrated by a group of young, unvetted technology engineers handpicked by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and aligned with gay billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel — and they now control access to some of the most sensitive U.S. government data.

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

Musk currently sits at the helm of the self-styled Department of Government Efficiency, where he’s using a team of young engineers to reshape the government. Vittoria Elliott, the platforms and power reporter for Wired, broke this story and joined the Texas Standard with the details.

Elon Musk’s DOGE has brought in a team of six baby-faced engineers, aged from 19 to 25, to assist in his controversial mission dismantling US government agencies.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has been controversial since the beginning. Now focus has turned to the age and experience of the members of Musk’s team. But who exactly are these ‘Muskovites’,

Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency has placed young engineers, including Akash Bobba, in key US government positions. Despite their limited government experience, these tech experts are overseeing sensitive federal departments,

President Donald Trump made Elon Musk, who heads his Department of Government Efficiency, a special government employee at the White House.

Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, blasted the move in a letter to Bessent as "extraordinarily dangerous."