DOGE asks the public for help weeding out waste and abuse at IRS, SEC
The plan includes drastically reducing wasteful government spending by ending unnecessary programs and trimming the federal workforce.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday launched two new X accounts for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where it asked the public for help identifying waste, fraud, and abuse at the two agencies.
The move comes as the federal government works to restructure itself, including drastically reducing wasteful government spending by ending unnecessary programs and trimming the federal workforce.
The department is also reportedly seeking access to a sensitive IRS system, known as the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which the IRS uses to access taxpayer accounts, according to The Hill.
"DOGE is seeking help from the public! Please DM this account with insights on finding and fixing waste, fraud and abuse relating to the Internal Revenue Service," the department's IRS account posted on X.
The same message was shared on DOGE's SEC account on Monday.
It also comes after DOGE staffers clashed with the Treasury Department late last month, when they sought access to a sensitive federal payment system at the agency. A judge has temporarily blocked the department's access to the system, amid privacy concerns.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.