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Data Privacy Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

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Insight Into DOGE’s Access to HHS’ Systems

Becker’s Hospital Review reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “has access to sensitive information in 19 HHS databases and systems,” according to a court filing obtained by Wired. HHS provided the...more

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Federal “Information Silos” Protect Privacy - A New Executive Order Threatens Them

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On March 20, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos, which calls for federal officials “to have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency...more

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District court receives sparring requests to deny DOGE access

On February 28, the Department of Labor, the CFPB, and the DHHS (the defendants), filed a motion to dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and a week later, a coalition of labor unions (the...more

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District court denies plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction to block DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems

On March 7, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent DOGE from accessing Treasury payment records containing confidential personal information. The court...more

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District court grants partial expedited discovery in case regarding sharing records with DOGE

On February 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that unions can depose DOGE in a case brought by a large labor union network, a think tank and two nonprofits against the Department of Labor (DOL),...more

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Key Takeaways: 7th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Conference

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Editor’s Note: PYA and Foley & Lardner hosted the 7th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” two-day virtual conference on January 23 and 24, 2025. Panelists included Foley attorneys and PYA subject matter experts. The event was...more

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DOGE Blocked from Access to Department of Treasury Payment Systems

On February 21, 2025, a federal district court judge from the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE), access to Treasury Department payment...more

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Privacy Tip #433 – Privacy and Security Personnel Throughout Federal Government Fired

The Trump administration has systematically fired federal privacy- and security-focused employees since taking office. Three members of the bipartisan, independent agency, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board...more

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The State AG Report – 02.20.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Texas AG Investigates DeepSeek - •Florida Secures Order...more

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Privacy Tip #432 – DOGE Sued for Unauthorized Access to Our Personal Information

The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) staggering unfettered access to all Americans’ personal information is highly concerning. DOGE employees’ access includes databases at the Office of Personnel Management, the...more

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District Court denies request to restrain agencies from sharing records with DOGE

On February 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a request to restrain the DOL, the HHS, and the CFPB from providing DOGE personnel access to the agencies’ records systems containing personal...more

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Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know

According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch,  the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more

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Congressional letter expresses concern over DOGE, Musk influence, and CFPB work stoppage

On February 11, 189 congressional Democrats sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought of the CFPB and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concerns regarding the involvement of DOGE at the CFPB and the orders to...more

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District courts receive three complaints challenging DOGE access to data

Recently, U.S. district courts have received three complaints challenging DOGE’s access to sensitive consumer data. The first of these complaints was filed on February 10 by a privacy and civil liberties-focused nonprofit in...more

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