The suit was filed by the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees and the Service Employees International Union, represented by the Public Citizen Litigation Group and the State Democracy Defenders Fund.
The plaintiffs argue that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent permitted DOGE to access sensitive government-held data while allegedly taking punitive actions against officials who attempted to prevent the disclosure. The New York Times and other outlets recently reported that Bessent granted DOGE representatives access to Treasury systems that facilitate the government’s accounting and spending mechanisms. A similar matter is unfolding at USAID.
According to the complaint, federal laws strictly limit access to such data, and sharing it with unauthorized entities constitutes a violation of privacy protections. The plaintiffs contend that the Treasury Department’s actions have resulted in a “systematic, continuous, and ongoing violation of federal laws that protect the privacy of personal information contained in federal records.”
DOGE is a cost-cutting unit embedded by Trump into what used to be the U.S. Digital Service and has since been renamed the U.S. DOGE service. The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction to block further data sharing and enforce federal privacy protections. The Treasury Department has not yet publicly responded to the allegations.
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