FMA is aware and concerned about attempts by the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access classified and sensitive government files, including personal information, without proper clearance and credentials. FMA National President Craig Carter wrote all FMA members with a shared concern regarding improper or illegal access the DOGE received to the federal payment system at the Treasury Department and other agencies, and the potential for this information to be compromised and abused. It may impact not only federal managers, but risks identity theft for all American citizens and endangers our national security.

FMA supported a February 4 letter to President Trump from senior members of Congress requesting information about DOGE access to this sensitive and other classified information. The letter was signed by the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, as well as the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

“We are deeply concerned over press reports indicating that individuals associated with the ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ or ‘DOGE,’ task force have demanded entry to federal government facilities, including access to classified spaces and sensitive government data and information systems,” wrote the Ranking Members. “Reporting indicates that these individuals have sought access to government facilities and data in a highly irregular fashion, putting at risk sensitive data and classified information. It is also unclear what such actions and information have to do with achieving the intended purpose of the DOGE.”

The members of Congress are requesting information about the reported DOGE access to government agencies by February 14.