{"id":2404105,"date":"2025-02-19T09:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-media-freaks-over-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-we-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:03:18","slug":"as-media-freaks-over-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-we-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-media-freaks-over-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-we-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access\/","title":{"rendered":"As Media Freaks Over 1 DOGE Employee Getting IRS Access, We Learn Biden Gave 919 People Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-media-freaks-over-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-we-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2062 discusses recent\u2063 actions taken by the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of Government efficiency (DOGE) concerning\u200b access to IRS \u2064data.Software\u200c engineer Gavin\u200b Kliger has been appointed \u200cas a senior\u200c adviser \u2063to the IRS acting commissioner \u200band will\u2063 have access\u2064 to sensitive taxpayer facts for 120 days. This has\u200c raised\u2062 concerns among Democrats and \u200bthe media, including\u200d notable figures like Senators \u2064Ron\u2062 Wyden and Elizabeth Warren, who fear potential violations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/volleyball-girls-at-vermont-high-school-banned-from-girls-locker-room-for-refusing-to-change-in-front-of-boy\/\" title=\"Volleyball Girls at Vermont High School Banned From Girls&#039; Locker Room for Refusing to Change in Front of Boy\">federal privacy laws<\/a> due to this\u200b access.<\/p>\n<p>The White House argues that such access is necessary to combat waste\u2063 and \u2062fraud, indicating a commitment to clarity regarding government spending.Though, \u200bcritics highlight\u2062 the potential risks of allowing\u2062 individuals\u200b to access confidential data without\u200b adequate scrutiny. The article suggests that there was a lack of concern about access to sensitive information during the Biden \u200cadministration and portrays the current criticism as a partisan\u200d issue. The Democrats are \u2064criticized for not having effective strategies \u2063to counter the\u200b GOP&#8217;s efforts toward government efficiency and transparency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency is about to provide a staff member access to IRS data, causing the media and the Democrats to spin into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Kliger, a software engineer who works at DOGE, will be based at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-says-targeted-total-sham-audit-last-vestiges-biden-admin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS<\/a> for 120 days, and he will reportedly have access to the tax agency&rsquo;s data, according to a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/17\/politics\/doge-irs-taxpayer-data\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Kliger will work as a senior adviser for the IRS acting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acting-social-security-commissioner-clash-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commissioner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Waste, fraud, and abuse have been deeply entrenched in our broken system for far too long. It takes direct access to the system to identify and fix it,&rdquo; White House deputy press secretary Harrison Fields told CNN about the move.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DOGE will continue to shine a light on the fraud they uncover as the American people deserve to know what their government has been spending their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-w-wilber-is-america-broken\/\" title=\"D.W. Wilber: Is America Broken?\">hard earned tax dollars<\/a> on,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But CNN was deeply concerned about the fact that Kliger would receive access to private data, like Social Security numbers, bank account information, and tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet breathlessly quoted a letter from Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in which they asked the acting commissioner to &ldquo;immediately disclose to the Senate Committee on Finance the full extent of the potential access to IRS systems and data granted to DOGE team members.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wyden and Warren believe they need to know that information, so they can &ldquo;address any efforts by DOGE personnel to gain access to taxpayer records at the IRS, which may constitute criminal violations of federal privacy laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you are aware, tax returns and return information are subject to strong legal privacy protections,&rdquo; the letter added, &ldquo;allowing DOGE officials sweeping access these systems may be in violation of these statutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Americans have heard much about who is able to access sensitive federal data as DOGE staffers, especially those on the younger side, use that information to highlight areas to downsize and streamline the government.<\/p>\n<p>But the media did not care who had access to that data during the Biden years.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigta.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/2024-09\/2024200042fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed that as of September 2023, there were as many as 919 individuals who had access to unmasked IRS data.<\/p>\n<p>The unmasked data contains personally identifiable information and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">requires executive level approval&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to access.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 20 of those individuals were &ldquo;researchers and student volunteers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the media and the Democrats had no reason to be concerned about novices and young people accessing information in our government until the Trump administration came into power &mdash; and until that power was used to threaten the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-senator-flips-elon-musks-doge-arrives-irs-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bureaucracy<\/a> they love so dearly.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how much Wyden, Warren, and their professional propagandists at CNN complain, these efforts toward government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-investigate-bureaucrats-become-wealthy-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">efficiency<\/a> will continue.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, it is more clear than ever that the Democrats have simply run out of ideas to stop it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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