The U.S. Treasury is being sued for providing sensitive information to Elon Musk's DOGE

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A union organization has sued the U.S. Treasury, accusing it of providing sensitive financial and personal information to law enforcement officials in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, in violation of federal law.

The largest labor organization in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury and Secretary Scott Besson on February 3 in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to stop what they called the "illegal, ongoing, systematic, and continuous disclosure of personal and financial information" to Musk and DOGE.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations stated, "The scale of invasion of personal privacy is vast and unprecedented. Those who must share information with the federal government should not be forced to share it with Elon Musk or his 'DOGE.'"

This lawsuit is the latest challenge to Donald Trump's commitment to cut federal spending. He put Musk in charge of the DOGE program, which seems to be a tribute to Dogecoin at $0.2645, a point the billionaire has mentioned in the past.

The complaint cited a post by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Bluesky dated February 1, which stated that sources had informed his office that "Besson had granted DOGE *full* access to the Treasury's payment system." A day earlier, Wyden had called on Besson to explain Musk's granting of access to DOGE to that system.

The lawsuit claims that the payment system in question includes "names, social security numbers, dates of birth, places of birth, home addresses and phone numbers, email addresses, and bank account information" of millions of the public.

On February 3, Democratic leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Elizabeth Warren, held a press conference to express concerns about Musk and DOGE's access to the Treasury's system.

Schumer stated that he would propose legislation "to prevent illegal interference with the Treasury's payment system."

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