A document setting the terms of work at the I.R.S. by Gavin Kliger, a software engineer on Elon Musk’s team, only allows him to see anonymized taxpayer information.

DOGE’s eager scythe has swung across Texas as hundreds of IRS workers are expected to be laid off as part of plan to cut the government workforce.

Among the systems DOGE is trying to access is the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which includes extensive information on taxpayers.

Gavin Kliger, one of the top staffers working with Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the federal government, arrived at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday to examine the agency's operations,

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.

The Elon Musk-lead Department of Government Efficiency is seeking unprecedented access to an IRS system, which holds a number of highly private tax information on millions of American citizens.

The White House said federal agencies have discretion over key policy, as records showed Elon Musk’s team pushing for still more enormous changes.

Funding Freeze: Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration’s controversial directive to pause almost all federal grants, with Judge John McConnell doubling down on Feb. 10 and ordering the government to resume funding after organizations that brought the case claimed the Trump administration had not released funds as required.

Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

The IRS is latest federal agency under review by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting group.

Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections.