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NextGov/FCW: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of sensitive information, top Oversight Democrat says

April 18, 2025

“It’s terrifying,” said John Davisson, senior counsel and director of litigation at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which sued the Office of Personnel Management and Treasury Department in February over personnel records and payment system data that was taken. 

“The Privacy Act is really designed to prevent this exact thing from happening, and it’s pretty horrifying to watch it playing out now,” he said. 

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