Natalie Alms

Last month, a whistleblower accused DOGE affiliates of using secretive methods to take sensitive data from the National Labor Relations Board.

We the Builders, a group of current and former federal employees, is trying to spread information and support feds under Trump 2.0.

Many of the witnesses opted not to discuss DOGE’s high-profile, controversial work on government tech and data during a Tuesday hearing.

It is not clear what will happen next to projects being done by the Taxpayer Experience Office, like making IRS notices to taxpayers more simple.

While many praised the effort as common-sense, workforce cuts across government, as well as the administration’s deregulatory efforts, have raised questions about implementation.

The departures happen even as the tax agency has made controversial decisions to share taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security and centralize that data to make it more accessible.

The IRS reportedly rejected the broad requests for taxpayer information, but the lawmakers worry recent actions have “left the door open for future requests.”

The acting commissioner at SSA said that he has “made some mistakes” and promised to learn from them in an email to staff Tuesday.

The agency has been trying to update a tax processing system that uses an outdated programming code for over a decade.

Democracy Forward and unions are asking courts to block DOGE’s access to the troves of personal data held at the agency.