A member of Elon Musk’s government efficiency team asked Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda to grant read and write access to some agency data, according to people familiar with the matter.
The data access requested by Eliezer Mishory, who is leading the DOGE team at the SEC, includes staff emails, personnel data, contracts and payments systems, the people said, speaking under the condition of anonymity.
SEC leadership, including Uyeda, have pushed back on the request, according to the people.
It is unclear whether the DOGE team has been granted access to any of the data or why it sought those records. As the country’s lead securities regulator, the SEC maintains a vast repository of sensitive information on ongoing investigations, whistleblower identities, real-time trading records and documents about market participants’ strategies.
A spokesperson for the SEC declined to comment. Mishory didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Paul Atkins, a sought-after Washington consultant and a former agency commissioner, has been confirmed as SEC chair by the U.S. Senate but has yet to be sworn-in. During his confirmation hearing, Atkins said he was willing to work with DOGE on “creating efficiencies in the agency.”
The SEC charged DOGE’s leader, Musk, in January with failing to properly disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares.
Mishory has represented the government efficiency group at the agency since his arrival earlier this month. He previously worked as a top attorney at Kalshi, the prediction market overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
