Judge rules OPM unlawfully gave DOGE access to sensitive federal employee data
In a ruling this week, a federal judge found the Office of Personnel Management violated privacy law by sharing records on millions of workers with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency.
The Office of Personnel Management unlawfully granted the Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive federal personnel data last year, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that OPM violated federal privacy law and bypassed cybersecurity practices when it shared records on millions of past, current and aspiring federal employees with DOGE agents in early 2025.