Overview
In April 2025, WIRED identified Sam Corcos, a former SpaceX engineer and technology entrepreneur who advised Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as the lead of a DOGE-associated effort to connect IRS databases through a unified API. Treasury currently lists him as its chief information officer. The two sources document a technology-management role, not a personal relationship with Peter Thiel or proof that Corcos approved a particular contract.
IRS program and DOGE
WIRED reported April 11, 2025 that Corcos led IRS modernization meetings involving DOGE personnel, Palantir representatives and IRS engineers. The report attributes discussions of cancellations and suspended modernization work to participants and quotes Corcos describing proposed reductions. The full underlying directions, procurement sign-off and project access logs have not been established by this reporting. [1]
Treasury leadership
The Treasury Department's published chief-information-officer leadership directory lists Sam Corcos as Treasury CIO. A September 22, 2025 Treasury announcement states a Palantir contract was awarded for a unified IRS API layer. These separately sourced facts do not establish that the CIO personally signed the award or that the final interface was deployed. [2]
Source records and limits
- WIRED, Apr. 11, 2025 — DOGE, Palantir and IRS project, including Corcos's role
- Treasury Department — CIO leadership
- Treasury, Sept. 22, 2025 — Palantir IRS API award
Evidence standard: Employment, contract and reporting links are documented separately. A role or business connection alone is not proof of improper direction or a legal violation.