#Musk's division sued#
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Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) has been hit with three lawsuits since the inauguration of Donald Trump, alleging violations of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972. The suits allege that DOGE failed to meet transparency requirements regarding public meetings, balanced perspectives, and record-keeping. The plaintiffs include the left-leaning legal group Democracy Forward, the National Security Counselors and Public Citizen, the State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the American Federation of Government Employees. They contend that DOGE is a "shadow institution" run by "unelected billionaires" that may be making decisions affecting millions of Americans without transparency or oversight. The lawsuits also claim that DOGE's membership is dominated by tech industry executives, lacking diversity and balance and failing to represent the interests of ordinary Americans. Though Musk previously said that all DOGE actions would be made public online to ensure transparency, the suits allege that much of its communication occurred through the encrypted app Signal, lacking openness.
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Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) has been hit with three lawsuits since the inauguration of Donald Trump, alleging it violated the 1972 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) by failing to meet transparency requirements for public meetings, balanced perspectives, and record-keeping. The suits were filed by the left-leaning legal organization Democracy Forward, National Security Counselors, and Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the American Federation of Government Employees. They argue that DOGE is a "shadow agency" led by "unelected billionaires," potentially making decisions affecting millions of Americans without transparency or oversight. The lawsuits further allege that DOGE's membership is dominated by tech industry executives, lacking diversity and balance, and failing to represent the interests of ordinary Americans. Despite Musk's previous statements that all DOGE actions would be publicly disclosed online to ensure transparency, plaintiffs point to its extensive communications via the encrypted app Signal as lacking openness. McClanahan, the lawsuit's attorney, suggests that DOGE may make short-sighted decisions by lacking federal worker perspectives, emphasizing that "government work is different from corporate operations." So far, Musk, Trump, and related representatives haven't responded to the lawsuits.
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Musk's "Government Efficiency Department" DOGE violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, failing to meet transparency requirements for open meetings, balanced perspectives, and record keeping.
DOGE is a "shadow agency" led by "unelected billionaires", potentially making decisions affecting millions of Americans without transparency or oversight.
DOGE's members are primarily tech industry executives, lacking diversity and balance.
DOGE's members have failed to represent the interests of ordinary Americans.