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NPR: DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
NPR - DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
March 31, 2025
12:30 PM ET
The DOGE staffer who resigned from his post over old racist tweets — and who broke data-sharing rules, an audit found — has been rehired to work with sensitive data at several federal agencies.
The staffer is Marko Elez, a Department of Labor employee detailed to the DOGE entity within the White House, according to a Saturday court filing. It says the Labor Department is aware of four other agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where Elez is also detailed or employed.
The court filing provides an accounting of the access Elez and other DOGE employees have inside certain sensitive and secure databases. And it comes as federal judges in other cases have found the Elon Musk-led effort has likely broken the law and has been largely unable to explain why it needs such sweeping data access.
The filing is in response to a lawsuit filed by labor unions and nonprofits, which are seeking more information about the Trump administration staffers who've been reported as part of DOGE.
U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, has so far declined to block DOGE from its work inside the Department of Labor, HHS and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but has ordered more discovery into how the White House entity has operated.
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March 31, 2025
12:30 PM ET
The DOGE staffer who resigned from his post over old racist tweets — and who broke data-sharing rules, an audit found — has been rehired to work with sensitive data at several federal agencies.
The staffer is Marko Elez, a Department of Labor employee detailed to the DOGE entity within the White House, according to a Saturday court filing. It says the Labor Department is aware of four other agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where Elez is also detailed or employed.
The court filing provides an accounting of the access Elez and other DOGE employees have inside certain sensitive and secure databases. And it comes as federal judges in other cases have found the Elon Musk-led effort has likely broken the law and has been largely unable to explain why it needs such sweeping data access.
The filing is in response to a lawsuit filed by labor unions and nonprofits, which are seeking more information about the Trump administration staffers who've been reported as part of DOGE.
U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, has so far declined to block DOGE from its work inside the Department of Labor, HHS and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but has ordered more discovery into how the White House entity has operated.
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