Tech Brain Drain in Government Is Putting US at Risk: Dave Lee

At the hands of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the US government is experiencing an alarming technology brain drain. This risks leaving the country unprepared for any coming crisis, particularly the threat posed by artificial intelligence.

When President Barack Obama created the United States Digital Service in 2014, the challenge was this: How do you persuade the brightest talent to forgo Silicon Valley riches and instead work on difficult, unsexy products for a relative pittance?

The answer was to appeal to workers’ desire to do what’s best for their country and tell them the rewards would last a lifetime. ...