The Government Accountability Officeā€™s audit examines DOGEā€™s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.

Summary

Congressā€™ Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been auditing Elon Muskā€™s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) since March over concerns about unauthorized access to sensitive data across federal agencies.

DOGE operativesā€”many tied to Muskā€™s companies and lacking government experienceā€”have infiltrated agencies like Labor, Treasury, and Social Security, raising alarms over privacy violations and system integrity.

GAO is examining DOGEā€™s access levels, policy compliance, and potential misuse of data.

Lawmakers call it a ā€œconstitutional emergency,ā€ citing fears of data consolidation, inadequate oversight, and threats to public trust and cybersecurity in the Trump administration.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15Ā·
    13 days ago

    Theyā€™re all going to say theyā€™re new hires and werenā€™t educated about any limitations.

    DOGE isnā€™t technically new, that requires Congressional approval, Trump just renamed The US Digital Service, a little known department tasked with digital modernization formed after the Obamacare website issues. Then he let Musk do whatever the fuck he wanted with it.

    I doubt thereā€™s a single USDS employee still there, meaning everyone would have to be new hires with less than 4 months there.