US Treasury Sued Over DOGE’s Access To Sensitive Information
February 3, 2025
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Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing g.whisnant@newsweek.com. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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Two unions and one advocacy group has filed a lawsuit to prevent billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), from accessing the highly sensitive U.S. Treasury payment system, which manages Social Security, Medicaid and other government operations.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, argues that Musk’s team is using the system in violation of multiple privacy laws and other regulations that dictate who is authorized to access the network.
The Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are seeking a restraining order to keep DOGE out of the system.
“Granting DOGE-affiliated individuals full, continuous, and ongoing access to that information for an unspecified period of time means that retirees, taxpayers, federal employees, companies, and other individuals from all walks of life have no assurance that their information will receive the protection that federal law affords” the lawsuit alleges.
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Two unions and one advocacy group has filed a lawsuit to prevent billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation, DOGE, from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury payment system, which manages Social Security, Medicaid and other government operations. Two unions and one advocacy group has filed a lawsuit to prevent billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation, DOGE, from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury payment system, which manages Social Security, Medicaid and other government operations.
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