Core Insights
1: Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, 19-year-old coding prodigy and early DOGE hire, has resigned from his federal position after just weeks of full-time employment with the General Services Administration.
2: Coristine, grandson of Cold War hero and former Soviet KGB officer-turned-FBI informant Valery Martynov, made headlines last month during his first public appearance on Fox News.
3: His departure marks a significant personnel change for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as the initiative faces ongoing scrutiny and operational challenges.
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The meteoric rise and sudden fall of Edward “Big Balls” Coristine reads like a Silicon Valley thriller transplanted into the halls of Washington power. The 19-year-old coding sensation who captured national attention as one of Elon Musk’s handpicked technologists for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has abruptly resigned from his federal position, leaving behind more questions than answers about the ambitious government reform initiative.
