The Trump-Vance administration continued to use its newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk, to attack the federal workforce and government services. It was reported that the DOGE office gained access to the federal payment system through the U.S. Treasury Department, a complex system that distributes trillions of dollars a year in federal funds and contains the sensitive personal data—including Social Security numbers—of millions of Americans. This action is reckless, illegal, and unconstitutional.

It has also been widely reported that DOGE attempted to access personal data on workers at the Department of Labor. This could include access to sensitive information about ongoing investigations into Musk’s companies and potential violations of workers’ rights. EPI joined the AFL-CIO and a coalition of its affiliated unions in an emergency lawsuit seeking to protect this confidential information. In addition to the lawsuit to protect workers’ information, the AFL-CIO launched the Department of People Who Work for a Living—a new campaign to hold DOGE accountable and make sure the federal government is responsive to working people.

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