Union Group Sues to Block DOGE Labor Department Data Access (1)

A coalition of unions and a worker advocacy organization are suing to block the Department of Government Efficiency from gaining entry to the US Labor Department’s computer systems.

The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday, argues that DOGE’s plans to attempt to access the DOL’s sensitive information systems on Feb. 5 are being carried out without legal authority and in violation of the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.

“Absent this Court’s intervention,” the complaint argues, DOGE will have its hands on “highly sensitive data” including medical and benefits information of ...