The Gen Z hires represent sweeping efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to overhaul federal bureaucracy and bring in “loyal, trustworthy” workers.

Summary

Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has reportedly hired a 21-year-old senior advisor and a freshly graduated high schooler, showing the administration’s unconventional hiring approach.

Many new appointees have ties to Elon Musk, including OPM’s chief of staff Amanda Scales, formerly of xAI.

The administration is restructuring government staffing, influenced by Musk’s cost-cutting model.

A White House memo, echoing Musk’s 2022 Twitter overhaul, offers buyouts to employees unwilling to meet new performance standards.

  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Wired did not name the two individuals out of sensitivity to their ages.

    I’m sorry, what? These are people who are going to be significantly affecting OPM activities and procedure. They work for taxpayers and are adults. What journalistic rule overrules the public interest in knowing who they are?