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US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building (www.independent.co.uk)

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Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency

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[–] halfempty@fedia.io 147 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

So DOGE can break into ANY INSTITUTION it wants, with enforcement by the US Marshalls? That's insane. This isn't a federal agency at all, it's an independent group!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

An independent group with virtually unchecked power and no consequences.

[–] TiggerYumYum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

They were talking about the US Institute of Peace being the independent group, not DOGE.

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