Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has infiltrated classified networks that house highly sensitive information about America's nuclear weapons programs, according to reporting from National Public Radio.
Two NPR reporters wrote that Luke Farritor, a 23-year-old former SpaceX intern, and Adam Ramada, a Miami-based venture capitalist, have had accounts on the closely guarded computer systems for at least two weeks.
"Prior to their work at DOGE, neither Farritor nor Ramada appear to have had experience with either nuclear weapons or handling classified information," the report said.
The NPR reporters wrote that they spoke to two independent sources for their story. These sources said they had directly viewed Farritor and Ramada's names in the networks' directories.
"Although sources confirmed the presence of accounts, it remains unclear just how much access to classified data the two DOGE staffers actually have," the reporters wrote.
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A source told NPR, "that the presence of DOGE officials on DOE's classified systems would represent an escalation in DOGE's recent privileges inside the agency," giving them a "toehold" that would allow DOGE to request classified information.
"They're getting a little further in, it's something to make note of," the source said. "It could lead to something bigger."
However, a Department of Energy spokesperson "flatly denied that Farritor and Ramada had access to the networks."
In an emailed statement, the spokesperson wrote, "This reporting is false. No DOGE personnel have accessed these NNSA systems. The two DOGE individuals in question worked within the agency for several days and departed DOE in February."
"In February, CNN reported that DOGE employees, including Farritor, were seeking access to the secretive computer systems," the report said. "At the time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright denied that they would be allowed on the networks."
Wright told CNBC, "I've heard these rumors, 'They're like seeing our nuclear secrets.' None of that is true at all; they don't have security clearances."
