What is Microsoft Access? Here's how the database management system works, and how it differs from Excel

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) that businesses can use to store and manage large amounts of data.
Wired

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software ...
Salon

“DOGE has no authority”: Attorneys general plan to sue to block Musk’s data access

Attorneys general representing over a dozen states announced their intention to sue the Trump administration on Thursday, claiming Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency had no right to ...
The Washington Post

HHS grants DOGE access to child support database, overriding objections

The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data, overriding the objections of career ...