On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In its lawsuit, the ACLU accuses the agencies of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by ignoring the ACLU’s requests and subsequent appeals for information concerning the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE), a nongovernmental task force overseen by Elon Musk, "attempted or actual access" to sensitive federal databases.
The ACLU began pursuing documents under the federal transparency law in February, as WIRED first reported, responding to reports that Musk's DOGE operatives were seeking access to troves of personal information belonging to U.S. citizens, including U.S. Department of Treasury records that contain "millions of Social Security numbers, bank accounts, business finances," and more.
Over the last few months, extensive reporting by WIRED and other outlets has exposed DOGE’s attempts to access and analyze sensitive data on federal employees, the American public and immigrants to the U.S.
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