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Feb 17, 2025 The Trump administration sought to give DOGE access to IRS taxpayer data and defended the effort publicly Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The push would have extended executive-aligned access to highly sensitive tax records, raising risks of political misuse of state data.
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- IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly reviewing a request to grant access to its classified systems, which contain sensitive taxpayer data, to a member of Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency"
- White House defends DOGE's access to IRS data — A White House spokesperson defended DOGE's access to IRS data, claiming it is necessary to address waste, fraud, and abuse in the system.
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Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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