The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower. Charlotte Gomez for NPR
Charlotte Gomez for NPR
In the first days of March, a team of advisers from President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, D.C., headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board.
The small, independent federal agency investigates and adjudicates complaints about unfair labor practices. It stores reams of potentially sensitive data, from confidential information about employees who want to form unions to proprietary business information.
The DOGE employees, who