Ted Carstensen, the head of the United States Digital Service (USDS) organization that has been renamed to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is resigning instead of taking the “Fork in the Road†deferred resignation offer for federal employees.

“I write to let you know that I have decided to resign from USDS and today will be my last day,†Carstensen said in an internal memo to colleagues that was obtained by The Verge. “I am not taking the fork, but after discussions with my family and other trusted advisors I decided that it is time for me to pursue a different path.â€

Moments after Carstensen announced his departure, a federal judge ordered to delay the Musk-coded resignation deadline from Thursday to after a hearing on the matter that’s scheduled for February 10th.

You can read Carstensen’s full internal memo below:

Hello USDS,

I write to let you know that I have decided to resign from USDS and today will be my last day. I am not taking the fork, but after discussions with my family and other trusted advisors I decided that it is time for me to pursue a different path.

This was not an easy decision for me to make as my time at …

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