Three new lawsuits have been filed this week challenging the US DOGE Service’s access to the private data of over 21 million federal employees, retirees, contractors, and job applicants. The complaints seek court orders to halt this access and require the deletion of any unlawfully obtained data. Two of these lawsuits also demand financial compensation for those affected. Named defendants include the US DOGE Service, Elon Musk, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell. The lawsuits argue that the access violates the Privacy Act of 1974, as there is no legal basis for DOGE to have such extensive access to OPM’s records. The US DOGE Service, previously known as the US Digital Service, and the temporary US Doge Temporary Service, directed by Musk, are at the center of this controversy. The legal action is supported by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, the Association of Administrative Law Judges, and several law firms including the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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