Unions Seek to Block DOGE From Getting Treasury, Labor Data (2)

Feb. 5, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

A group of unions asked for a temporary court order to stop the US Treasury Department from handing over personal and financial data on Americans to people associated with Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers.

The unions also requested that the court order Treasury and Scott Bessent, who leads the agency, to “retrieve and safeguard” any information already obtained by Musk’s group, known as DOGE, according to a court filing.

The request for a pause comes after the organizations sued Bessent and the Treasury Department on Monday, accusing them of illegally letting their members’ information be shared ...

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