A high-ranking official from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) visited the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate the agency's operations. Gavin Kliger, a top staffer working with Elon Musk, met with senior IRS executives in Washington, D.C. The visit followed a poll on Musk's social media platform, X, where over 92% of participants supported DOGE scrutinizing the IRS. The visit coincided with Trump's signing ceremony for his new reciprocal tariff agenda. The DOGE's focus is on identifying fraudulent spending across federal agencies. Musk has previously questioned whether the IRS needs to be audited. Trump responded to DOGE's probe by calling it a good job. The IRS was instructed to identify "non-essential" contracts for termination. The Republican-led effort aims to scale back the IRS following its $80 billion funding boost in 2022. GOP lawmakers are trying to reduce funding that allegedly supports over 80,000 agents auditing American citizens. Democratic policymakers are concerned about Musk's involvement in government operations, and there are claims that his allies have taken control of the federal agency 18F. Senator Ron Wyden criticized DOGE's review of the IRS, expressing concerns about sensitive taxpayer data and potential delays in tax refunds.



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