Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by cryptonector on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:12PM
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Presumably Elon and hist staff were planning this and -maybe?- training for this for months, perhaps since before the election.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by insane_dreamer on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:41PM
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Planning without any access to or knowledge of all these difference agencies and their systems and processes (you do know there are many processes in place to prevent fraud and corruption, and Inspector Generals responsible for auditing)? Almost impossible. Again, these are not software problems.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by MoneyMeMoneyNow on Thursday February 20, 2025 @10:24PM
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Haha buddy they were still interviewing people in January.
1) How long do you think it takes to perform a comprehensive audit of an agency in order to accurately determine waste, corruption and fraud. If you've ever audited a large corporation, you know what that takes -- it is not something you whip up in a week or two.
2) Who do you think is qualified to audit government entities? Some "young Turk" DOGE engineers? We're not talking about determining whether computer systems are well architected or should be refactored (though that also takes time to do correctly). We're talking about financial transactions and whether they were legitimate and legal (because if not, that would be "corruption" or "fraud").
Which Fortune500 company would hire a team of (relatively inexperienced) software engineers to audit its books?