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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Musk’s DOGE team gets access to sensitive child support database despite objections from officials

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has gained accessed to a sensitive child support database, over the objections of career civil servants.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to The Washington Post that DOGE officials have “read-only” access to the Administration for Children and Families-run Federal Parent Locator System, which contains income and federal benefits data for nearly every U.S. worker.

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