The Trump administration has tasked two top political appointees with monitoring the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to key systems inside the health agency responsible for managing Medicare and Medicaid,

"We are taking a thoughtful approach to see where there may be opportunities for more effective and efficient use of resources in line with meeting the goals of President Trump," Andrew G. Nixon, HHS' director of communications,

Ore., slammed DOGE’s “corrupt” access to Treasury Department payments data and the use of “intimidation tactics to terrorize” government workers.