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Young Technologists Fuel 300,000 Federal Job Losses

4/16/2026

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  • The group in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caused over 300,000 federal job losses and damaged the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
  • The members were technologists aged 19 to 24 and chaotic.
  • As DOGE faded, some members gained influential positions in government and the private sector.
  • WIRED identified ten individuals who exemplify this trend, with their influence echoing in administration led by U.S. President Donald Trump.