In a Thursday letter to Collins, 26 Democrats asked that the department “immediately secure any personal and related information regarding veterans provided by VA or other agencies to Elon Musk and associates.”
The missive was organized by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
“Veterans risked their lives to defend our country, and they deserve better than to have an unelected billionaire reviewing their medical records, targeting the benefits they have earned, or using their private information for personal gain,” the lawmakers wrote.
Under Musk’s leadership, the DOGE team — tasked by President Donald Trump with shaking up government operations and slashing spending — has dispatched employees to a variety of agencies. The Trump administration has named Musk a “special government employee” to carry out the unit’s work.
Some legal experts have questioned the legality and even constitutionality of DOGE’s work, which has included them gaining access to sensitive tech systems and databases to carry out their efforts. The cost-cutting unit is being sued by a coalition of labor organizations after DOGE personnel gained access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system.
In an article published in Military.com on Wednesday, a V ..
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