14.02.2025 14:05

**Alarms Raised as Elon Musk's D.O.G.E Gains Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data**

Apprehension has gripped the ranks of U.S. Labor Department employees as a report from NBC reveals that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) has been granted access to software capable of extracting vast amounts of data from the agency's systems. This development has sent shockwaves through the department, with long-serving government officials expressing fears that sensitive information already lies in Musk's possession.

The situation intensified last week when the Labor Department authorized D.O.G.E to deploy PuTTY, an open-source software for remote access and file transfer. D.O.G.E's operatives, reportedly operating under the patronage of former President Donald Trump, have penetrated deep into federal agencies, dismantling bureaucratic obstacles with the backing of the highest office. Labor Department employees were caught off guard, according to the NBC report, by the sudden deployment of PuTTY by D.O.G.E personnel.

Beyond PuTTY, D.O.G.E was also granted access to an SQL studio program, a powerful tool for manipulating and navigating government databases. The fear that sensitive information may have already been compromised has led to a surge in legal challenges. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Saturday, prohibiting D.O.G.E from accessing Treasury Department data, citing concerns about unauthorized data retrieval. Labor Department systems are home to a trove of critical data, including Bureau of Labor Statistics files, OSHA records, and Employment and Training Administration grant details, which fund community colleges and apprenticeships. It remains uncertain which of these datasets D.O.G.E may have sought to access.

In a further development, D.O.G.E has been implicated in widespread layoffs across multiple federal agencies, including the Labor Department, under the Trump administration. The motives behind these mass layoffs remain unclear but have raised concerns about the potential for misuse of the data being accessed by D.O.G.E. The government's decision to grant Musk's organization such extensive access has sparked a chorus of alarm and sparked legal battles that are set to play out in courts across multiple jurisdictions.