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Top Democrats question IRS on DOGE access to taxpayer data
Top Democrats in Congress want to know what Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to do at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after multiple outlets reported the advisory ...The Hill - 3d -
IRS reportedly planning to give DOGE staffer access to sensitive taxpayer data
The New York Times reports the IRS is planning to give a team member of DOGE access to sensitive taxpayer data. The IRS is also facing layoffs of probationary workers in the middle of tax season as ...CBS News - 3d -
IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data
US tax agency has received request for access to classified system containing personal financial records of US taxpayers. The US federal tax collection agency is reportedly preparing to give a team ...The Guardian - 3d -
Democratic lawmakers question Energy Department over DOGE nuclear data access
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright about reports that staffers with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
DOGE accessing ‘the motherlode’ of Americans’ private IRS data raises serious questions. We’ve got answers.
The data system DOGE wants access to includes people’s bank account information, Social Security numbers — and whether they’re under investigation by the IRS.MarketWatch - 2h -
Musk's DOGE is at the IRS, raising concerns about taxpayer data security
Some Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about the security of taxpayer data as Musk's cost-cutting task force moves to the IRS.CBS News - 2d -
DOGE presence at IRS raising concerns about taxpayer data security
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is now requesting access to the tax records of millions of Americans, sparking concerns about the safety of taxpayer information, including ...CBS News - 2d -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Just Asked the IRS for Taxpayer Data
The Department of Government Efficiency could soon have access to millions of bank records and other sensitive information.Inc. - 2d -
Judge blocks DOGE team from accessing Treasury data on taxpayers
The lawsuit alleged the breach of sensitive Treasury Department data "poses huge cybersecurity risks" and violates multiple federal laws.ABC News - Feb. 9 -
DOGE-affiliated employee expected to seek access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information
An IRS employee who is affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to seek access to an IRS system that houses sensitive taxpayer information, according to an administration ...NBC News - 3d -
Democratic senators ask for details on DOGE access to disaster victims' data
Three Democratic senators led a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel Tuesday asking for details on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to ...The Hill - 1d -
Democratic senator: 'DOGE is now at the IRS'
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Thursday that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are now examining the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), warning against access to U.S. taxpayer data. ...The Hill - 6d -
Musk seeks to access taxpayer data; Trump attends Daytona 500
In its first major test of the new administration, President Donald Trump’s sweeping plan to reshape the federal government reaches the Supreme Court after a federal judge strikes down Trump’s ...NBC News - 3d -
Groups file lawsuit challenging DOGE access at IRS
A coalition of unions, tax and small business groups sued late Monday to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing personal taxpayer data at the Internal Revenue Service ...The Hill - 2d -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records
A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.The New York Times - 3d -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records
A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.The New York Times - 3d -
Senate Republicans open to DOGE access to IRS but urge guardrails
Senate Republicans on Tuesday said they are open to the idea of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing the IRS’s sensitive taxpayer information, as long as there are ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing personal data at Treasury
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his new Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive treasury department records, including the personal data of millions of ...NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Americans' sensitive data
Elon Musk and his team of cost-cutters at the Department of Government Efficiency have found their next target, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But security concerns about their actions - ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.Wired - Feb. 11 -
Federal judge hands Musk’s DOGE a win on data access at 3 agencies
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at least three federal agencies, a judge ruled.ABC News - 5d -
Judge refuses to block DOGE’s access to student borrower data
A federal judge Monday evening declined to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from gaining access to Education Department data on student borrowers. U.S. District Judge ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge denies request to temporarily block DOGE's mass firings, access to data
A federal judge denied an urgent request to temporarily block Elon Musk and DOGE from firing employees or accessing records from a half a dozen government agencies.ABC News - 1d -
Elon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access to Americans’ Data, Alarming Government Employees
Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.The New York Times - 1d -
11 lawsuits challenging DOGE focus on data access and privacy
The lawsuits and the privacy claims have quickly become some of the few substantive challenges to DOGE and its ability to fully operate thrown up by critics.NBC News - 1d -
DOGE efforts to access private data spark sharp pushback
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to tap into databases across the government is facing broad pushback from a variety of groups sounding the alarm over the ...The Hill - 7h -
Former Treasury employee says DOGE access raises "real security questions"
Elon Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system is raising concerns about federal funding and personal data. Major Garrett speaks to a former Treasury employee about the role of the agency and ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Democratic AGs sue over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Friday night over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s access to Treasury Department payment systems that dole out ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
189 Democrats demand CFPB chief revoke DOGE access
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and nearly 200 other Democratic lawmakers are demanding that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficienncy (DOGE) ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.Wired - 16h -
New York leads multistate lawsuit to block DOGE from accessing Americans' personal data
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Judge extends temporary restraining order barring DOGE from accessing personal data
A federal judge extended the temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, from accessing Treasury Department records containing the personal ...CBS News - 5d -
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.The New York Times - 2d -
Social Security chief steps down over DOGE access to recipient data: Reports
The Social Security Administration’s acting leader stepped down from her role over requests from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access recipient data, according to several ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge won't block Musk and DOGE from accessing data, making cuts at 7 agencies
A judge on Tuesday declined to stop Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing data systems at seven federal agencies.CBS News - 1d -
Top Social Security official steps down after disagreement with DOGE over sensitive data
King’s departure is the latest in a wave of exits from senior officials whose agencies have come into DOGE’s crosshairs.NBC News - 2d -
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.BBC News - Feb. 7 -
Noem defends Musk’s access to personal data
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access to sensitive data housed within DHS’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), saying he’s ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Trump: DOGE 'force of supergeniuses' will look at IRS
President Trump was asked by reporters about DOGE members arriving at the Internal Revenue Service. The president called the group a "force of supergeniuses" who were looking at cutting costs.NBC News - 6d