Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday about access technology billionaire Elon Musk's government efficiency (DOGE) has to its competitors and business partners. did.
In a letter to Lutnick, Warren said Doge has access to major government databases of several federal agencies.
She argued that such activities at the Department of Commerce, which rely on being able to protect sensitive business sensitive information, undermined public trust.
Warren warned that this access could offer unfair benefits to masks' business.
“Under the guise of cost reduction and fraud, Elon Musk and his Doge Associates will move across the federal government, requesting access to critical databases and IT systems, and providing sensitive data to supply AI programs. They demanded that they be removed and fired the civil servants who stand among them. How,” she wrote.
“Mr. Musk, meanwhile, continues to expand his business empire, even while serving as a special government employee,” she added.
The letter also includes interest in purchasing Deepai, partnerships with visas that permeate the mobile payments market, and efforts to “impact” regulatory bodies such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Labor Relations Commission. It also mentions Head's ongoing business activities.
The letter further warns that by allowing Doge to access sensitive economic and technical data, it could “misertly” pose national security threats, such as market manipulation. I'm doing it.
“Mr. Musk is not the only person interested in the Department of Commerce database,” Warren said.
“The People's Republic of China (PRC) and the state-sponsored corps of hackers have spent considerable time infiltrating economic institutions and removing data on export control and sanctions,” the letter reads.
Musk and clumsy's efforts to leverage government-wide databases say they are intended to curb abuse and fraud in government payments, but from several groups raising concerns about privacy and security risks. Facing pushback.
Doge faces more than 12 lawsuits as staff members appear in government agencies and attempt to leverage databases that cover federal payments, citizens' social security numbers, financial information and more.
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