Musk’s DOGE team gets access to sensitive child support database despite objections
DOGE’s efforts to probe separate IRS data are currently on hold
www.the-independent.com
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to The Washington Post that DOGE officials have “read-only” access to the Administration for Children and Families-run Federal Parent Locator System, which contains income and federal benefits data for nearly every U.S. worker.
“ACF supports DOGE’s efforts to improve efficiency and data quality to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs,” an official at the department told the paper. “ACF will continue to assist DOGE in efforts to strengthen the programs it runs.”
It was previously reported that career staff members objected to DOGE accessing the data, a pool of sensitive information protected with the same federal privacy laws as Internal Revenue Service tax records.
The group is likely scrutinizing the records as part of its larger efforts to find duplicative or otherwise problematic government payments.
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