A coalition of labor organizations has launched a lawsuit to prevent the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing confidential macroeconomic data housed within the Labor Department. This lawsuit is notable as a preemptive measure rather than a reactionary one. With data such as inflation readings and employment statistics at stake, the coalition fears that DOGE's access could threaten the independence of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and compromise sensitive worker complaints against Elon Musk. A hearing on the matter is scheduled soon as the Labor Department has promised to restrict DOGE's access until then.
"Absent this Court's intervention, DOGE will have access to highly sensitive data," the plaintiffs allege.
"A DOGE takeover of the type seen at other agencies could overturn over a century of the BLS's independence and turn it from a reliable source of data across the economy into a far less valuable political mouthpiece," they write.
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