Unions Sue to Block Musk Team’s Access to Student, Worker Data

Labor unions representing more than 2 million workers sued to block a “government-facilitated breach” by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency over improper access to sensitive personal information held by three federal agencies.

DOGE staff, including a 19-year-old who allegedly has a history of leaking proprietary data, were granted access to protected systems at the Department of Education, Office of Personnel Management, and Treasury Department without adequate security clearances, according to the complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland. The Education Department alone holds sensitive data for more than 43 million student borrowers and ...