The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)'s claim that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is committing "the largest data breach in history" lacks supporting facts, according to DOGE, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). As such, dismissing EPIC's case against DOGE is the best choice, the three federal entities said in a filing Tuesday.
District Judge Jeannette Vargas denied President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department’s motion to dissolve a preliminary injunction (PI) against the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to sensitive Treasury data on Tuesday. The judge ruled that the PI order should be modified so that the department and department secretary cannot provide access to payment information or systems containing sensitive information unless DOGE personnel handling it have undergone specific training and vetting.
A New York-led coalition of states filed an amended complaint against President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department on Friday, re-emphasizing the need to stop those without proper training and vetting from accessing personally identifiable information (PII) in Treasury data systems. This second complaint alleges violations of the Take Care Clause, the separation of powers doctrine and violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department again pushed a federal court to dissolve a preliminary injunction halting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Treasury's sensitive information. The injunction is no longer needed, the government argued Wednesday.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Friday opposed a motion from federal employees asking a court to stop OPM from disclosing records containing sensitive personal information to DOGE. The American Federation of Government Employees requested the injunction at the end of April, claiming that disclosing this data is a violation of the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Administrative Procedures Act (see 2504280027).
President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department doubled down Friday on their request that a court dissolve a preliminary injunction (PI) that's preventing Treasury employees from accessing systems containing citizens' sensitive information.
New York led a coalition of states that asked a federal court Wednesday to ignore a motion from President Donald Trump and the Treasury Department to dissolve a preliminary injunction. The injunction bars Treasury employees from accessing systems that contain personally identifiable information (PII) or financial information of payees.
Court cases on Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to people’s sensitive information are developing precedents that will shape privacy protections in government data sharing, said an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) official at a partly virtual University of Illinois privacy conference Thursday.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) renewed its call for a court to require that the Social Security Administration (SSA) promptly process its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents related to possible privacy violations.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed an amended complaint Tuesday renewing allegations that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is committing the "largest and most consequential data breach" through its access to private information at federal agencies.