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DOGE Data Access Lawsuit Shifts to Fight Over Employment Status

A DC judge denied both sides' motions for summary judgment in AFL-CIO v. DOL, keeping the dispute alive.
The ruling centers on whether DOGE affiliates were employees of the agencies or detailed to them via the US Digital Service.
The court found the structure might not violate the Privacy Act, but questions remain about the number of DOGE workers.
HHS and DOL had granted DOGE access to highly sensitive information, including Medicare patient data and social security numbers.
The judge noted the timing and scope of DOGE's inquiries were argued as adherence to executive orders rather than agency policy changes.
The case challenges data access policies at DOL, HHS, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The judge ordered agencies to provide more information about DOGE’s activities beyond mid-March 2025.
Bates indicated DOGE affiliates may have been tasked with software modernization.
The case is AFL-CIO v. DOL, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Judge John D. Bates authored the decision in the case.

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