Kristi Noem Director Kristi Noem said tech billionaire Elon Musk is conducting the necessary “audits” of the federal government on sensitive data held at DHS's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Ta.
In an interview with CNN's “Confederation Status,” anchor Dana Bash reported that MUSK and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team had access to sensitive disaster data from FEMA, including tens of thousands of personal information. I asked Noem about this. people.
“The president has given him access to it,” Noem told Bash, adding that she is “absolutely” comfortable with it.
“We are working with them at the president's direction and finding what we can do to make our department more efficient,” Noem said, adding that she was being held within DHS. I said when asked if I personally approved the data I have access to.
“So this is essentially a federal audit,” she continued. “This is very powerful and needs to happen.”
When Bash said Republicans were frequently critical of government access to data, Noem agreed that “we can't trust the government anymore,” but “Elon Musk said, “I am. It's part of the administration that helps us identify where we can find. Savings and what we can do, and he went through the process to make sure the President has the powers he has given him. .”
Noem said he is used to masks having access to data. It says it focuses on long-term availability by the government and masks to eliminate government waste rather than people's personal data.
“I'm looking at the work he does today by identifying waste, fraud and abuse, and programs where the information he has is not focused on personal data or information.” She said.
Pushing up Musk's access range, Noem said, “You know, we'll continue to tell him what he has access to.”
“But this audit must be implemented to confirm the process of adding integrity to these programs, and people's personal information has been closed for a long time in these cases work, and people's personal information has been closed. This will give you a response because they didn't have it before,” she added.
