From Elon’s protégé to State Department adviser; meet the controversial teenager involved with DOGE's effort to seize control of US government computer systems

Elon Musk's new DOGE staffer Edward Coristine, who considers the Tesla CEO to be his idol, is now working in tandem with the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the capacity of a 'senior adviser', something that has again sparked up some major controversy in the United States.

Musk's new DOGE hire sparks new fear

As The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s part, Coristine will receive access to further federal information that is critical to national security, even including sensitive information about American agents posted across the world.

The DHS handles counterterrorism domestically and is also pivotal for the United States' border security, and therefore Coristine's role in this federal department is all the more interesting. According to an Independent US report, this recent development has incited fresh fears in the minds of US diplomats and political experts about the legal repercussions of Musk and Coristine's access to federal documents.


Moreover, there are still doubts whether any of Musk's staffers joined the Department of Government Efficiency after a thorough background check, and some of them even have been recruited via online means like Discord and other online chat groups, according to a Wired report.

FAQs:

Who is the head of DOGE?
Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman and Tesla CEO is the current head of the Department of Government Efficiency.