DOGE 'chaos and confusion' is '10 times worse' than people think: NIH scientist
The New York Times is reporting that billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is causing "chaos and confusion" at the National Institutes of Health, which the Times notes has been essential in developing major advancements in medicine for decades.
One NIH scientist tells the Times that Musk and his DOGE minions have been completely disrupting officials' ability to perform basic functions for their jobs such as traveling and ordering supplies for their research.
“It really is quite chilling,” the scientist explained. “They are controlling information, causing chaos, disrupting everyone, keeping us off-balance... Whatever people are reading in newspapers, it’s 10 times worse."
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One scientist who studies what the Times describes as a "rare and devastating disorder" that afflicts young children had his plans to travel to consult with doctors treating the disease canceled at the last minute for unclear reasons.
“That is completely unacceptable,” the scientist told the Times.
Multiple experts interviewed by the Times emphasized the importance of the NIH in developing important medical treatments.
“If you are taking an FDA-approved drug that is improving the quality or length of your life, there is a 99 percent chance NIH was involved in the pathway to its discovery," former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins told the Times.
Musk has been on a tear for weeks in slashing or even shutting down federal agencies despite having no authorization to do so from the United States Congress.