A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans. The decision from U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander also requires the team to delete any identifiable data they may have. It comes after labor unions and retirees asked for an emergency order limiting DOGE access to the agency and its vast troves of personal data. The administration has said DOG...| Federal News Network - Helping feds meet their mission.
The Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration two victories in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The court's majority sided Friday with the Trump administration in its first Supreme Court appeals involving DOGE, the effort recently led by Elon Musk. The three liberal justices dissented in both cases. One decision halted an order from a judge in Maryland restr...| Federal News Network - Helping feds meet their mission.
AFGE National President Everett Kelley said he asked to join the government efficiency commission “for the voices of the thousands of federal workers."| Federal News Network - Helping feds meet their mission.
Today, Government Accountability Project submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure to the Office of Special Counsel and congressional committees with grave allegations of data security lapses that put over 300 million Americans’ social security information at risk.| Government Accountability Project