National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought (CFPB Privacy 2025)
Case Overview
The National Treasury Employees Union sued acting CFPB Director Russ Vought over the access granted to DOGE-affiliated employees of employee's personal data. The suit alleges violations of the Privacy Act and requests that the court enjoin the CFPB from granting this access to members of DOGE.
BrynoDC Coverage 1 video
The Application
CFPB employee personal data constitutes records protected in a system of records under the Privacy Act. Granting DOGE-affiliated employees access to this data without employee consent or statutory authority for such disclosure raises Privacy Act compliance issues.
The Conclusion
Judge Richard J. Leon of the D.C. District Court decided the case, addressing whether the CFPB's disclosure of employee data to DOGE personnel violated the Privacy Act's restrictions on agency record disclosure.
No circuit court data for this case.
No Supreme Court data for this case.
Flag an issue
This tracker is maintained by BrynoDC and is free because readers fund it. Support