Millions of student-loan borrowers are at the center of the latest probes into Elon Musk's DOGE
A lawsuit filed against the Education Department accused it of giving DOGE access to student-loan borrowers' personal information.
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers' personal information
Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising concerns about DOGE’s access to internal systems containing personal information on tens of millions of Americans.
Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data
Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.
DOGE can’t use student loan data to dismantle the Education Dept., lawsuit says
The Department of Education (DOE) was sued Friday by a California student association demanding an "immediate stop" to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) "unlawfully" digging through student loan data to potentially dismantle DOE.
Judge bars Elon Musk's team from U.S. payment system. Here's why DOGE's tactics raise alarms
Elon Musk, an unelected Donald Trump ally who spent an estimated $288 million US to get the U.S. president elected, had been granted a level of access into the government's federal payment system that was unprecedented for a private citizen.
Elon Musk's next DOGE targets? Pentagon and Education Department, Trump says
Elon Musk “will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said at a news conference Friday.
Lawmakers flooded with calls about Elon Musk: ‘It is a deluge on DOGE’
Angry and confused constituents have flooded the phone lines at the US Capitol this week, many of them asking questions about billionaire Elon Musk’s plans.
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Students sue over DOGE’s access to Education Department data
Elon Musk’s DOGE reportedly accessed sensitive information provided by tens of millions of Americans who applied for federal ...
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Is DOGE Digging Around in Student Data?
Elon Musk’s government efficiency office may have access to sensitive student information, raising alarms about privacy and ...
DOGE aims to cut $2 trillion in federal spending. Where would you start?
Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Department of Government Efficiency will work to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.
Warren, Markey join Senate Dems. to demand answers about Musk’s Education Dept. access
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, could have access to sensitive information about tens of millions of student loan ...
Students sue Education Department, allege DOGE is accessing private data
College students in California sued the federal Education Department Friday, alleging Elon Musk's DOGE team viewed their private data.
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Elon Musk team's access to student loan systems raises alarms over personal information for millions
Democrats are opposing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... to intervene as DOGE gains increasing access to student loan databases and other systems. Democrats fear it could ...
UC students sue education department over DOGE’s access to private financial aid data
California students sue Education Dept. over fears of Musk's access to loan data as congress members hold D.C. protest.
Elon Musk’s team at DOGE feeding highly sensitive data to Microsoft Azure's AI bots
Federal agencies typically have strict rules against using AI for handling sensitive data. However, Elon Musk’s DOGE is using ...