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Stephen Skeap

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Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

So piecing together all of the different lawsuits and combining what we know from there, there's a few different buckets that all point towards this. Doge giving conflicting answers about what data is accessed, who has that access, and most importantly, why.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

So piecing together all of the different lawsuits and combining what we know from there, there's a few different buckets that all point towards this. Doge giving conflicting answers about what data is accessed, who has that access, and most importantly, why.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

One, records show these staffers were sometimes brought on board without having proper training on handling personally identifiable information. Two, there have been filings where the government admits it can't account for when or how these Doge staffers access the data.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

One, records show these staffers were sometimes brought on board without having proper training on handling personally identifiable information. Two, there have been filings where the government admits it can't account for when or how these Doge staffers access the data.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

One, records show these staffers were sometimes brought on board without having proper training on handling personally identifiable information. Two, there have been filings where the government admits it can't account for when or how these Doge staffers access the data.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And that also includes a revelation that one person sent personally identifiable information to other government employees outside the agency. Which brings us to three. It's something called the Privacy Act that's in place to ensure information included in these databases is not disclosed to anybody who does not need to know.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And that also includes a revelation that one person sent personally identifiable information to other government employees outside the agency. Which brings us to three. It's something called the Privacy Act that's in place to ensure information included in these databases is not disclosed to anybody who does not need to know.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And that also includes a revelation that one person sent personally identifiable information to other government employees outside the agency. Which brings us to three. It's something called the Privacy Act that's in place to ensure information included in these databases is not disclosed to anybody who does not need to know.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

The government's response has been Doge needs to know to be able to find waste, fraud and abuse, which they haven't found yet either. And the White House never responded to our questions about whether Doge was following privacy laws or whether this level of access should concern Americans.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

The government's response has been Doge needs to know to be able to find waste, fraud and abuse, which they haven't found yet either. And the White House never responded to our questions about whether Doge was following privacy laws or whether this level of access should concern Americans.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

The government's response has been Doge needs to know to be able to find waste, fraud and abuse, which they haven't found yet either. And the White House never responded to our questions about whether Doge was following privacy laws or whether this level of access should concern Americans.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

They largely have not seen why Doge needs everything everywhere all at once instead of a more tailored approach. I mean, one judge even called it like hitting a fly with a sledgehammer shortly before blocking Doge from Social Security data. Another judge warned that, quote,

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

They largely have not seen why Doge needs everything everywhere all at once instead of a more tailored approach. I mean, one judge even called it like hitting a fly with a sledgehammer shortly before blocking Doge from Social Security data. Another judge warned that, quote,

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

They largely have not seen why Doge needs everything everywhere all at once instead of a more tailored approach. I mean, one judge even called it like hitting a fly with a sledgehammer shortly before blocking Doge from Social Security data. Another judge warned that, quote,

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And on Monday, a different judge temporarily halted Doge from accessing data on millions of union members through the Office of Personnel Management, Treasury and Education Departments, finding that the Doge employees had, quote, no need to know the vast amount of data shared. There's more than a dozen cases dealing with access right now, and these rulings aren't the end all be all right now.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And on Monday, a different judge temporarily halted Doge from accessing data on millions of union members through the Office of Personnel Management, Treasury and Education Departments, finding that the Doge employees had, quote, no need to know the vast amount of data shared. There's more than a dozen cases dealing with access right now, and these rulings aren't the end all be all right now.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

And on Monday, a different judge temporarily halted Doge from accessing data on millions of union members through the Office of Personnel Management, Treasury and Education Departments, finding that the Doge employees had, quote, no need to know the vast amount of data shared. There's more than a dozen cases dealing with access right now, and these rulings aren't the end all be all right now.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

But it's one of many things about government restructuring we're keeping track of in coming weeks.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

But it's one of many things about government restructuring we're keeping track of in coming weeks.

Up First from NPR
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access

But it's one of many things about government restructuring we're keeping track of in coming weeks.