Nonilex#Musk was also intent on getting access to federal #data & payment systems. He felt that if he could not, the whole endeavor would be a waste of his time.
Several people involved in the talks were familiar w/the #USDS, including Smith, who had worked w/the unit on a Covid database as a snr ofcl in the first #Trump admin…
Eventually, Musk’s team settled on a plan but kept it a secret for weeks, even blindsiding some people working w/him.
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