At least 21 former staffers of the U.S. Digital Service resigned Tuesday, citing the agency’s takeover by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and a refusal to “dismantle critical public services,” as DOGE carries out large-scale cost-cutting measures and mass layoff efforts.

Twenty-one civil workers, who previously worked for the U.S. Digital Service, resigned in opposition against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.