The unannounced visit suggests Musk’s drive to slash the federal workforce now extends to a secretive agency known as the "puzzle palace" for its famed codebreaking abilities.

Summary

Elon Musk visited NSA headquarters on Wednesday, meeting with its chief Gen. Timothy Haugh days after posting “The NSA needs an overhaul” on X.

This marks Musk’s first confirmed visit to an intelligence agency since leading the Trump administration’s workforce firings.

Intelligence agencies, including the NSA, are facing pressure to reduce civilian staff by 5-8% by June under Defense Department directives.

The NSA is considering early retirement and buyout options while other agencies like the CIA have already begun terminating newer employees.

Intelligence officials and Democrats have warned against hasty staffing cuts that could damage national security capabilities.

  • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    2 months ago

    He probably thinks Palantir can seamlessly replace the NSA and not have any of those pesky Constitutional rights to worry about. (Not that the NSA gives a shit about the Constitution but they at least have to pretend.)