The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

Social Security investigating access to millions of Americans' data

Senator Ron Wyden said the allegations, if true, would represent "one of the largest known data breaches in American history." ...
Engadget

EFF sues Elon Musk and DOGE to block their access to federal employee data

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with multiple federal employee unions, have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to block their access to ...
Washington Examiner

Judge allows one DOGE employee access to Treasury data

A New York federal judge on Friday night granted one employee of the Department of Government Efficiency access to the Treasury Department‘s payment system. In her ruling, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas ...
PC Magazine

DOGE, Elon Musk Sued for Accessing Government Employee Data

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is wracking up lawsuits, and the latest is from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF and several federal employee unions and privacy ...
Courthouse News Service

Fourth Circuit greenlights DOGE access to millions of federal employees' data

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A ...
NPR

DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers

A staffer from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently got high-level access to view and change the contents of a payments system that controls tens of billions of dollars in ...