21 staff members of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency resigned, saying they were unwilling to help reduce the size of the government

on February 25th local time, 21 employees resigned from the "Government Efficiency Department" led by Elon Musk, stating that they refused to use their technical expertise to "dismantle key public services." It is reported that these employees stated in a joint resignation letter that many of the people recruited by Musk to help him reduce the size of the federal government are "political idealists" and do not have the skills or experience needed to complete their job tasks.