DOGE plans ‘hackathon’ at IRS this week

www.citizencartwright.com · last updated April 7, 2025 – 5:50 PM

The goal is to create over 30 days a single “mega API” — a bridge that enables software systems to talk to each another — for accessing IRS data, Wired reports.

The agency is expected to partner with a third-party vendor to manage some parts of the project. Palantir, a software company cofounded by billionaire and Musk associate Peter Thiel, has been brought up consistently by DOGE representatives as a possible candidate, says Wired.

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