The recently resigned head of data science and engineering for the United States Digital Service (USDS)—recently rebranded by Elon Musk as the US DOGE Service—has stepped down from her role.

Anne Marshall, who previously dedicated over a decade to engineering at Amazon, joined USDS in September 2023. Just months later, in December, she was elevated to the position of director of data science and engineering. However, Marshall held this position for only about two months before resigning on Wednesday.

In her farewell message on LinkedIn, she expressed, “Today I resigned from the US Digital Service. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be able to do this work, with this team of amazing people.” Marshall raised concerns about recent layoffs, stating, “Unfortunately, DOGE chose to fire one third of them last week. These cuts were shortsighted, ill-informed, and indiscriminate. The government and the American people will be worse off from the loss of these people.”

Following the dismissal of around 50 product managers, designers, and other USDS personnel last Friday, remaining legacy employees met with two DOGE representatives to discuss the organization’s future. According to USDS insiders, Amy Gleason, a former official in the Trump administration, and Kendall Lindemann, previously with McKinsey & Company, told staff that DOGE would increasingly become involved in the organization moving forward.

Gleason and Lindemann, whose specific roles at DOGE were not revealed, indicated that all remaining employees would be integrated into the DOGE team, merging the two previously distinct groups. This marks a significant change from earlier this month when USDS employees shared with WIRED that DOGE had maintained a “firewall” between the two factions. Until Tuesday, the only DOGE representative attending a broader legacy USDS team meeting was Stephanie M. Holmes, who introduced herself as the new HR representative.

“It’s all DOGE going forward,” a USDS insider told WIRED.

However, the oversight of DOGE remains unclear to both employees and stakeholders. On Monday, Joshua Fisher, director of the White House Office of Administration, submitted a sworn statement in a lawsuit asserting that Musk, who has played a prominent role in DOGE’s narrative since Trump’s reelection campaign, has not been formally recognized as its “administrator.” Fisher described Musk’s role as equivalent to a “senior advisor” without additional authority beyond that typical of other senior White House advisors.

Staff at USDS are similarly confused about the administrative hierarchy, with multiple legacy employees expressing uncertainty regarding the identity of the acting administrator, despite repeated inquiries.

Neither Gleason nor Lindemann disclosed the names of the current USDS administrator or deputy administrator on Tuesday, and the White House did not respond to WIRED’s requests for clarification.

Marshall concluded her post by stating, “I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS based on their actions so far. I am leaving by choice, no forks, no forced exits, just actively, sadly, walking away. This is not the mission I came to serve.”