Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration’s 18F of being a far-left cell

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Federal employees in a little-known office dedicated to tech and consulting services were at work on the afternoon of 3 February when Elon Musk tweeted about their agency for the first time.

“That group has been deleted,” Musk wrote.