Time Magazine: Can He Do That? What Legal Experts Say About Trump’s Most Radical Moves

Rays-ing the Bar for Sunshine Week 2025

March 17, 2025

Access to Information
Democracy & Free Speech
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Privacy Impact Assessments
Updates

BREAKING: EPIC Sues OPM for Records on OPM’s Information Security and Employee Privacy Practices

March 3, 2025

Last Friday, EPIC sued the Office of Personnel Management under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) after the agency failed to respond to EPIC’s requests for records concerning OPM’s information security and worker privacy practices.

Data Protection
Freedom of Information Act
Open Government
Updates

EPIC v. OPM (Information Security Violations)

March 3, 2025

Data Protection
Freedom of Information Act
Government Records & Privacy
Open Government
FOIA Cases

The Contrarian: DOGE Is Not Here to Help With Your Taxes

February 27, 2025

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Government Records & Privacy
Open Government
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CNN: DOGE wants access to your tax and Social Security data. These two laws are supposed to protect you

February 25, 2025

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Government Records & Privacy
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Court Declines (For Now) EPIC’s Call to Block DOGE Access to Personal Data at Treasury & OPM

February 24, 2025

A federal court in Virginia declined Friday to temporarily halt access by the “Department of Government Efficiency” to vast databases of personal data at the Treasury Department and Office of Personnel Management, denying a motion by EPIC and an anonymous government worker to enter a temporary restraining order.

Data Protection
Data Security
Government Databases
Government Records & Privacy
Open Government
Updates

MediaPost: Trump Claims Power Over FTC, FCC

February 19, 2025

Democracy & Free Speech
Open Government
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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Condemns Executive Order Illegally Undermining Independent Agencies

February 19, 2025

Consumer Privacy
Data Protection
Democracy & Free Speech
Enforcement of Privacy Laws
Open Government
Privacy Laws
Updates

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC, Democracy Forward, and Federal Worker Sue DOGE for Illegal Seizure of Personal Data From Treasury, Personnel Systems

February 10, 2025

EPIC, Democracy Forward, and a federal worker filed suit today against the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) over its illegal seizure of personnel records and payment system data—actions which constitute the largest data breach in American history

Data Protection
Data Security
Government Databases
Government Records & Privacy
Open Government
Updates

Time Magazine: Can He Do That? What Legal Experts Say About Trump’s Most Radical Moves

February 4, 2025

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Open Government
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