Federal judge Denise Cote ruled that the Office of Personnel Management violated the Privacy Act of 1974 by sharing sensitive data with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. In the 39-page decision, the judge said OPM failed to provide a credible reason for giving DOGE access to the personal information of tens of millions of employees, job applicants and retirees. The government also breached its own cybersecurity practices and never explained how the data connected to DOGE’s responsibilities. The judge rejected the argument that the lawsuit was moot because DOGE was no longer a centralized entity, but she did not issue a final remedy.
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