"Incredible blunders": Cybertruck recall shows same slapdash approach Musk brings to DOGE

Amid plunging share prices due to poorer-than-expected earnings and the unpopular political activities of CEO Elon Musk, Tesla’s slapdash methods once again caught up with the automaker. As Musk holds the reins of DOGE, applying his slash-and-save playbook across wide swaths of the federal government, his issues with quality control could quickly become every American's problem. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism In a 2023 court filing, the FTC claimed that former Twitter chief privacy officer Damien Kieran “testified that the firings and layoffs meant no one was responsible for about 37% of X Corp.’s privacy program controls.” Regulators added that the company was “impaired from completing improvements in its data management, access, and deletion practices” following layoffs. Musk’s henchmen also raised eyebrows when they inadvertently revealed the names of some CIA hires, including those potentially placed in dangerous regions, through an unclassified email to the Trump administration last month. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., accused DOGE of making “incredible blunders” under the auspices of Musk’s promise to cut costs.