Are Elon Musk and DOGE looking at your personal tax data?

<p>On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey and JM Rieger are joined by congressional economic correspondent Jacob Bogage to discuss Elon Musk's DOGE team <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/16/doge-irs-access-taxpayer-data/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">attempting to access a highly guarded IRS computer system</a> that contains Americans' personal financial information. The crew breaks down what's actually in the files DOGE representatives are seeking, why, and what makes career government officials are so concerned.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, the Trump administration continues to shrink the size of federal government by laying off employees – and over the weekend, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/17/trump-fires-federal-workers-performance/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=can-he-do-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">haphazard firings, which included employees at almost every government agency</a>, including at the National Nuclear Security Administration.</p>