Elon Musk’s controversial DOGE team is reportedly seeking access to sensitive taxpayer information within the Internal Revenue Service as part of its investigation into government spending and efficiency – an unusual request that has raised concerns from lawmakers and from within the IRS.
Under pressure from the White House to comply with DOGE’s efforts, the IRS is reportedly considering issuing a memorandum that would give officials broad access to datasets and tax systems, including the Integrated Data Retrieval System – which contains taxpayers' Social Security number, bank information, returns and more.
