Warren urges Department of Education IG to probe DOGE access to student loan data

Sen. Elizabeth Warren conducts a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, on May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Student Borrower Protection Center, FILE

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is requesting the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General review the Department of Government Efficiency's alleged "infiltration" of the agency's internal federal student loan database.

"The full extent of DOGE's role and influence at ED remains unknown," Warren wrote in a letter first obtained by ABC News.

"This lack of clarity is not only frustrating for borrowers but also dangerous for the future of an agency that handles an extensive student loan portfolio and a range of federal aid programs for higher educati