Musk-Backed Government Efficiency Unit Retains 'God Tier' Data Access

DOGE Gave Musk Access To Competitors' Trade Secrets - Joe.My.God.

The Washington Post reports: For months, Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service plumbed the federal government’s information systems, scouring arcane internal records that the billionaire said were guiding his hunt for waste. Now that Musk has stepped away from his government role, some of that data could be valuable in another way — by giving the …

'Vulnerable': New alarm as Musk's 'God tier access' to damaging data revealed

Elon Musk may have left working with Donald Trump to return to his heavily government-subsidized businesses, but that doesn't mean he departed without a parting gift from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he created.According to an analysis conducted by the Washington Post and published...

Privacy under siege: DOGE’s one big, beautiful database

Stephanie Pell details reporting on efforts to consolidate government data, how this implicates the Privacy Act, and its potential uses.

Elon Musk Could Have the Keys to Sensitive Data

Washington Post: “For months, Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service plumbed the federal government’s information systems, scouring arcane internal records that the billionaire said were guiding his hunt for waste.” “Now that Musk has stepped away from his government role, some of that data could be valuable in another way — by giving the world’s richest man a competitive advantage over his rivals in the private sector.”

DOGE sought "god-tier access" to sensitive data, former watchdog official claims

When DOGE staff allegedly pushed for sweeping access to private data, former officials raised alarms. Jo Ling Kent spoke to two former insiders at the Internal Revenue Service and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

DOGE has the keys to sensitive data that could help Elon Musk

In at least seven major departments or agencies, DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Elon Musk’s businesses for years.