Top Democrats in Congress want to know what Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to do at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after multiple outlets reported the advisory unit sought access to sensitive IRS systems.

Senate Finance Committee members Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to IRS acting Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell on Monday, requesting any agreements the IRS had signed with DOGE, information on whether DOGE has already been granted access to any IRS taxpayer information and a list of DOGE members who’ve been working on getting access to IRS information.

“Is the IRS considering giving DOGE team members access to [the IRS Integrated Data Retrieval System]? If so, why?” the senators wrote to O’Donnell.

The Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) is a software program the IRS uses to get access to taxpayer accounts. It allows IRS employees to request tax returns, generate notices and enter transaction and collections........

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