Among the systems DOGE is trying to access is the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which includes extensive information on taxpayers.

Trump claimed Monday that any agencies saying not to respond to the email were doing it "in a friendly manner."

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.

The Elon Musk-lead Department of Government Efficiency is seeking unprecedented access to an IRS system, which holds a number of highly private tax information on millions of American citizens.

Well, over the weekend, people outside the federal government realized that seemingly anyone can send an email that will presumably reach Musk at this Office of Personnel Management address. On Facebook, Alt National Park Service, a "resistance" page dedicated to protecting the parks, posted this:

DOGE’s eager scythe has swung across Texas as hundreds of IRS workers are expected to be laid off as part of plan to cut the government workforce.

Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections.