10/20/2026
The Chart Room · space
Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful
Filed by Dana Graviton
In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the Privacy Act—one restricting disclosure of personal records between agencies and another requiring agencies to protect the security and confidentiality of records. Since the ca
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