“Guys, seriously,” one DOGE leader warned his colleagues during an early June event that was “something akin to a wake,” per the publication. DOGE operatives accessed highly sensitive personal information earlier this year, raising the alarm bells among lawmakers. During a major internal struggle over the direction of DOGE that followed, dozens of employees left, as Politico reports. According to a White House shutdown plan, 45 DOGE employees remained as of October. More on DOGE: This DOGE Operative Got a Huge Surprise Once He Was Actually Inside the Government