The Trump White House and Treasury Department officials have reached an agreement to limit DOGE's access to IRS data, citing privacy concerns.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has blocked a key aide to tech billionaire Elon Musk from accessing individual taxpayer returns or other personal information as part of a deal signed between the tax-collecting agency and the Trump administration.

Gavin Kliger has been helping the new Department of Government Efficiency cut spending as an employee of the Office of Personnel Management and was recently granted access to IRS

The U.S. IRS has reached a contractual understanding with Gavin Kliger, an aide to Elon Musk, which restricts his access to sensitive taxpayer data. Signed by Treasury and OPM officials, this agreement aims to streamline IRS operations while safeguarding individual taxpayer privacy.

A federal judge in Manhattan has extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information, but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 D

The DOGE efforts at the IRS come as the Trump administration is moving to drastically reduce the size of the tax collection agency.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued Elon Musk's DOGE earlier in February, claiming violations of the Fifth Amendment and the Privacy Act.