The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk's project to dismantle federal programs and regulations to his liking, has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it violates federal transparency rules just moments after President Donald Trump was sworn into office.
The 30-page complaint, obtained by The Washington Post, alleges that DOGE — envisioned as a non-governmental organization that can carry out an austerity agenda through the advice it provides to the White House — is breaking a 1972 law that requires advisory committees to abide by rules concerning disclosure, hiring and other practices. According to the lawsuit, DOGE qualifies as a “federal advisory committee" (FACAs), a class of legal entity required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act to have "fairly balanced" representation, keep meeting records, file a charter with Congress and more to ensure that its advice is transparent, ethical and free of prejudice.
