Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by tored on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:34AM
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As long as they keep the data safe the audit is legal?
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by randerson on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:53AM
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I can't answer for the legality, but if they have 'god mode' and no independent third party overseeing their work, then the data is not safe.
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by ttpphd on Thursday February 20, 2025 @09:18AM
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No
Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data
by dmix on Thursday February 20, 2025 @09:52AM
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CIGIE has done similar stuff in the past, it was created under George W Bush
> continually identifies, reviews, and discusses areas of weakness and vulnerability in Federal programs and operations with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse;
> develops plans for coordinated, Government wide activities that address these problems and promote economy and efficiency in Federal programs and operations, including interagency and inter-entity audit, investigation, inspection, and evaluation programs and projects to deal efficiently and effectively with those problems concerning fraud and waste that exceed the capability or jurisdiction of an individual agency or entity;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_Gene...
They're also responsible liable for keeping the data safe, which has already been broken at least once:
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43052432
Possibly violating:
> Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information— […]
* https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/798