Elon Musk's DOGE, tasked with cutting government waste, has sparked controversy by accessing sensitive data in federal agencies. Critics warn of potential harm to the US financial system, national credibility, and individual privacy.
WASHINGTON—The Department of Government Efficiency ’s embed into the federal government has raised a host of concerns, transforming a debate over how to cut government waste into a confrontation over privacy rights and the nation’s financial standing in the world.
They warn about the risks of “arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments, which would be unlawful and corrosive to our democracy.” On the issue of cutting government programs or potentially undermining US democratic norms, DOGE is “not going to care, but they should care about harming the dollar and harming the safety of US government debt,” Metrick said.
The Treasury Department’s databases include information about individual and business taxes, medical records, Social Security payments and numbers, and government payments, as well as a long list of other personal data, such as birthdates, home addresses and phone numbers, military records and disability information, Davisson said.
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