The former Palantir and Elon Musk partners take over the main government information technology roles

The Trump administration replaces some of the country’s top technology officials with the talents of Silicon Valley associated with Eleon Musk and companies linked to Peter Thil. This can make it easier for the so -called Bosk Ministry of Governmental efficiency (Dog) Engineers to reach Sensitive government systemsSources and experts say.

Over the past few weeks, many MUSK technology leaders have been installed as head of information staff, or information technology managers, of the management and budget office (OMB), the Personnel Management Office (OPM), and the Ministry of Energy (Dhabi). CIOS manages the Agency’s information technology and overseeing access to databases and sensitive systems, including classified boats.

“CIO at the Federal Agency has power on all asset management agency, which includes programs used to monitor laptops and mobile phones for civilian employees,” a former official in Biden informs with direct knowledge of CIO WIRED capabilities. Databases and systems, and control all information technology contracts for all Fitara (Federal Information Technology Reform). The Office of the General Inspectors). “

So far, all new information managers have been appointed. However, in most agencies, the position is held by job civil service employees. Last week, OPM ISsted a new note This would redrain these non -partisan roles, which mainly allows the Trump administration to replace the managers of the managers of surfing managers in order to better implement its agenda. The appointments that have been conducted so far may work as an indicator of those who will take over information technology departments throughout the government as soon as it comes into effect.

Late last month, Gregory Barbaksia He was appointed as the chief federal information official, and is a position inside OMB, who oversees the performance of all federal agencies and runs the budget. LinkedIn explains from Barbaccia that he spent most of his career in Tech, including a 10 -year period in Palantir. When Barbaxia left Baltier in 2020, his role was the head of intelligence and investigations. Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir recently, noted the “disable” DOGE initiatives to reduce costs and said: “All that is good for America will be useful for Americans and very good for Palantir.” The company has Making billions of dollars in government contracts. Palantir’s shares reached the highest level last week after a better quarterly profit report than expected. Last week, in the redem Declare Plan to merge the MUSK Grand Language Model with the AI ​​Palantir platform.

Ryan Ryan Riedel was installed as head of the Ministry of Energy Information last week, according to reports E & E.. In the Ministry of Energy specifically, CIO supervises all technology operations as well as cybersecurity initiatives, as well as elements of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the US nuclear weapons stocks. Ridel It is said She worked as a “lead network security engineer” at Rocket Sacex in Musk.

Although not all the new information management managers have direct relationships with Musk or Palantir, they all all of the Silicon Valley prayers. Greg Hogan is now CIO from OPMOr what is mainly the human resources management of the United States government. Hojan is claimed that a private government employee and not a full -time employee in OPM, According to a recent lawsuit. Hogan previously worked on Polla.ai, a company that built automatic driving programs. MUSK claims an offer to work on the former CEO of COMMA.AI George Hosz in 2015 to work on self -driving technology, but the deal And according to what was stated After Hotz claimed that his self -driving technique was superior to Tesla.