DOGE Staffers Allegedly Violated Federal Cyber Best Practices and Data Privacy Laws
Staffers for the Department of Government Efficiency violated federal cybersecurity protocols and data protection laws by bypassing identity and access controls, gaining system-wide access above even the chief information officer of the National Labor Relations Board, according to a whistleblower complaint made public this week.
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The complaint alleges DOGE operatives were given unrestricted control over NLRB's cloud environment, with no logs or records of their accounts ever being created. It offers one of the most detailed looks yet at how President Donald Trump and billionaire advisor Elon Musk's task force has reportedly moved to shrink the federal workforce and slash agency spending (see: Whistleblower Accuses DOGE of Data-Harvesting Cover Up).
The filing outlines a series of critical cybersecurity failures that culminated in login attempts from Russian-based IP addresses minutes after the DOGE accounts were activated. Lawyers for Daniel Berulis - the whistleblower behind the NLRB complaint and a veteran DevSecOps architect with a top secret security clearance - said he believes recent DOGE activity at the agency has led to "a significant cybersecurity breach that likely has and continues to expose our government to foreign intelligence and our nation’s...
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