21 staff members of the U.S. 'Department of Government Efficiency' resign, stating unwillingness to assist in reducing the size of the government.

Golden Finance reported that on February 25th local time, 21 staff members resigned from the ‘Government Efficiency Department’ led by Elon Musk, stating that they refused to use their technical expertise to ‘dismantle key public services.’ It is reported that these staff members stated in a joint resignation letter that many of the individuals recruited by Musk to help him reduce the size of the federal government are ‘political idealists’ who lack the skills or experience needed to complete the job tasks.