Overview

• Edward Coristine resigned from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on June 24 and was rehired days later as a special government employee at the Social Security Administration.
• The 19-year-old technologist has begun work onsite at the SSA’s Woodlawn, Maryland headquarters with a mandate to enhance the functionality of the agency’s website.
• Coristine was spotted collaborating with fellow DOGE engineer Aram Moghaddassi during visits to the SSA cafeteria this week.
• His prior roles include a brief stint at Neuralink and cross-agency deployments through DOGE, despite having no formal government experience before May.
• The White House was unaware of his rehiring, raising fresh concerns over vetting processes and oversight of interagency personnel movements.