Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency requested access to an IRS data system that retains the personal tax information on millions of Americans, sources say.
Among the systems DOGE is trying to access is the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which includes extensive information on taxpayers.
DOGE’s eager scythe has swung across Texas as hundreds of IRS workers are expected to be laid off as part of plan to cut the government workforce.
An appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship must remain paused, denying an appeal by the Trump administration, according to multiple reports —the latest in a string of court rulings involving Trump and cost-cutting czar Elon Musk’s sweeping changes across the federal government.
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.
Donations made by the Musk Foundation to a BU rocketry team uncovered by The Daily Free Press are igniting debates over private donorship and revealing intra-University tensions over the funding it receives.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.