Legal Actions

A coalition of labor unions and six veterans have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Education and the Office of Personnel Management for sharing payment systems and personnel databases with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The six individual plaintiffs in this case are military veterans who have been personally harmed by federal agency data sharing with DOGE. Upon its creation by President Trump in January 2025, DOGE has gained access to the payment systems and records of several government agencies, many of which contain the highly sensitive personal and financial information of American citizens. The plaintiffs in this case argued that DOGE's ability view confidential agency information intrudes upon the privacy of millions of Americans and violates the Privacy Act. The plaintiffs requested that the court find the DOGE data sharing unlawful and prevent further information from being shared with DOGE.