We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter.

Twenty-one employees of DOGE, including engineers, data scientists and designers, have handed a mass resignations, saying that they will not use their technological skills to jeopardise sensitive data of Americans.

Twenty-one federal tech employees resigned in protest of Elon Musk's DOGE, saying they won't use their skills to "dismantle critical public services."