A group of federal unions has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department over the access granted to associates of Elon Musk to the sensitive processing system used by the federal government for making payments. The lawsuit alleges that the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from providing access to individuals' records to Elon Musk or other members of DOGE.
The complaint emphasizes that there are specific procedures and limits in place regarding access to data held by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The lawsuit describes the intrusion into individuals' privacy as massive and unprecedented.
