An IRS employee affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to seek access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), which houses sensitive taxpayer information. The access would allow the employee to have instantaneous visual access to taxpayer accounts for official duties. The employee is carrying out the DOGE mission legally and with appropriate security clearances. White House spokesperson Harrison Fields stated that DOGE aims to identify and fix waste, fraud, and abuse in the government system. The move is an expansion of DOGE’s efforts to access sensitive information in various government agencies, including the Treasury Department and FEMA disaster data. DOGE, led by Elon Musk, has targeted federal workforce reduction and wasteful spending in government agencies. The IRS did not immediately respond to requests for comment. This access would help DOGE uncover and bring awareness to fraud in government spending, as taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being used.
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