The “Mega API” has the potential to allow people with the right to export all IRS data to their system of choice, including private entities. If the person also has access to other interoperable data sets in a separate government agency, it can be compared with the IRS data.
“It will take years to show off the data and understand it,” IRS source told WIRD. “Even if the data is considered, it will take a long time, because these people are not only without government, but have no experience in the IRS, taxes or anything else.” (“There are a lot of things I don’t know about what I’m learning right now,” Corcos told Ingraham in a Fox interview. “I know a lot about software systems, and that’s why I’m brought in.”)
These systems all go through a tedious approval process to ensure the security of taxpayer data. Sources told Wired that what might replace them may still require proper scrutiny.
IRS workers claim “This is basically the open door of all the most sensitive information in the United States controlled by Musk, and there are no rules that usually ensure that data.”
Data merger work is consistent with President Donald Trump Executive Order Starting from March 20, the agency instructed the elimination of information silos. The order is allegedly intended to fight fraud and waste, but it can also be Threat privacy Wired previously reported by combining personal data contained on different systems into a central repository.
IRS, Palantir, Sam Corcos and Gavin Kliger did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In February, a memorandum was drafted to give Kliger access to IRS’s personal taxpayer data, The Washington Post reported. Ultimately, Kliger reads only anonymous tax data, similar to the tax data used by scholars in their research. A few weeks later, Corcos arrived, asking for detailed taxpayer and supplier information as a means to combat fraud, According to the post.
“The IRS has some pretty legacy infrastructure. It’s actually very similar to what banks use. It’s an old mainframe running COBOL and CASSBLY, and the challenge is, how do we move it to a modern system?” Corcos told Ingraham in the same Fox news interview. Cocos said he plans to continue working for the IRS for six months.
Doge has cut and burned down modernization projects at other agencies, replacing them with smaller teams and closer timelines. In the Social Security Bureau, DOGE representatives plan to move all the agent’s data out of traditional programming languages like COBOL and then transfer it to something like Java Connect to the weekly report.
Last Friday, Doge suddenly placed about 50 IRS technicians on administrative leave. Thursday included director of cybersecurity architecture and implementation, deputy chief information security officer and acting director of security risk management. Sources said Kaschit Pandya, the IRS’ chief technology officer, was one of the few technical officials left by the agency.
Doge initially expected the API project to take a year, but the timeline was greatly shortened to a few weeks, multiple IRS sources said. “It’s not only technically impossible, it’s not a reasonable idea, it’s not a reasonable idea, which will weaken the IRS,” IRS employee source told WIRED. “It’s also possible that it can harm the application season next year, because it’s obvious that it’s important that all other systems they keep people away from.”
