Elon Musk: Elizabeth Warren’s 18F Tech Team Has Been ‘Deleted’

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Tech mogul Elon Musk has announced that the General Services Administration’s tech arm, 18F, has been “deleted,” appearing to confirm prior reports that the group has been dismantled. The move aligns with Musk’s ongoing push against what he considers government inefficiency.  

 

18F, which played a key role in developing the IRS’ Direct File program championed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, has been a target of conservative criticism. Responding to a user on X who alleged that the “far-left government-wide computer office … was recently taken over by allies” of Musk, the billionaire confirmed, “That group has been deleted.”  

 

The 18F team was responsible for assisting various government departments in acquiring or developing technology and operated under the GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS). It functioned as a counterpart to the U.S. Digital Service, which was renamed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration—an agency that Musk now oversees.  

 

As of midday Monday, 18F’s official X account had been removed. The Post has reached out to the GSA for confirmation on whether the group has been officially disbanded.  

 

Late last month, Musk ally Michael Peters assumed leadership at TTS and reportedly began reviewing the operations of the 18F team. According to the *Daily Wire*, staffers were discovered removing elements of internal monitoring code, including an “inclusion bot” designed to scan internal messages for potentially “racist” phrases such as “peanut gallery.”  

 

The GSA, which oversees federal property and contracting, has requested approximately $655 million in funding for fiscal year 2025, per its website.  

Musk has been making sweeping changes across government agencies, beginning with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Over the weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been critical of USAID’s responsiveness, announced that he had been appointed acting director. He signaled his intent to consolidate parts of the agency’s operations under the State Department.  

 

“These are spending taxpayer dollars and we owe the American assurances that every dollar we spend abroad is being spent on something that furthers our national interest,” Rubio stated on Monday.

 

Based on a report by NYP 2025-02-05