Insider the Data Dispute:
- High-Stakes Data Battle: Elon Musk’s DOGE team is challenging established federal privacy protocols by seeking access to a child support database that holds nearly every American’s earnings information.
- Access to Data: Insiders point out that even low-ranking HHS employees have full access to the data DOGE is requesting. DOGE argues it’s fair to give Musk’s team access, claiming transparency is essential for exposing government waste and fraud.
- Legal, Ethical, and Political Firestorm: The controversial move has ignited fierce debates over privacy, government accountability, and the potential risks of widening data access to the DOGE Team.
By Samuel A. Lopez – USA Herald
In an unprecedented move that has rattled both government insiders and privacy advocates, representatives of the U.S. DOGE Service have allegedly sought access to a highly sensitive database maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This system, known as the Federal Parent Locator Service, was originally created in 1996 to enforce child support payments by withholding funds from non-custodial parents. However, DOGE’s recent bid to tap into the National Directory of New Hires—a component of the system that consolidates nearly all U.S. workers’ earnings data—has sparked outrage from seasoned career civil servants.
