8 h. ago Conservative Activists Find Direct Access to Elon Musk and DOGE on X

Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

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10 h. ago On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team

Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

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49 h. ago DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.

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7 d. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access to Americans’ Data, Alarming Government Employees

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

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7 d. ago Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government

Employees from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are gaining access to vast amounts of information held by federal agencies, even as lawsuits try to stop them.

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7 d. ago Judge Declines to Block Musk Team’s Foray Into Federal Agencies

A coalition of states had sought to temporarily block Elon Musk’s operatives from having access to sensitive data and ordering mass firings.

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7 d. ago 'Catastrophic results': Union, taxpayer groups take stab at DOGE in latest lawsuit over IRS data access

A lawsuit filed Monday claims DOGE "could" have access to Elon Musk's business competitors' data.

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8 d. ago X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers

Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations seeking to study systemic risk around the country’s upcoming election. In a post on X, the social media company said Tuesday it is challenging the order, claiming the summary proceeding “egregiously undermines […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 d. ago Elon Musk's DOGE group seeks access to sensitive IRS taxpayer data

NPR's A Martinez talks with Nina Olson, executive director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights, about the risks of granting Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive IRS data.

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8 d. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears

Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears  Al Jazeera English

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9 d. ago DOGE's access to critical IRS system containing taxpayer information is imminent

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, will soon have access to an IRS system that contains sensitive taxpayer information, Fox News has learned.

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9 d. ago Federal judge skeptical of effort to block Musk's DOGE from accessing data, firing employees

A federal judge expressed skepticism of arguments against President Donald Trump's DOGE and Elon Musk in a case seeking to bar access to federal data on Monday.

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9 d. ago Elon Musk's latest move involves millions of Americans' personal tax details: Sources

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency requested access to an IRS data system that retains the personal tax information on millions of Americans, sources say.

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9 d. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records

A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.

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