DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
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Summary
Political commentators and taxpayers have expressed concern over the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) increasing influence over US tax policy, particularly its alleged request for access to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) taxpayer data.
The DOGE has created an IRS-specific account on the social media platform X to seek “insights” onIdentify and address” waste, fraud and abuse in the IRS.
The Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), to which DOGE is likely to gain access, contains highly sensitive information such as bank account numbers, social security numbers and addresses.
Access to the system is stringently limited within the IRS, and breaches are punishable by fines and imprisonment.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have requested the IRS disclose the full extent of DOGE’s potential access to its systems to assess whether federal privacy laws have been violated.