A lawsuit challenges Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged violations of public disclosure laws. National Security Counselors argues DOGE should be classified as a federal advisory committee and subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The lawsuit highlights DOGE's lack of representation from federal employees and expresses concerns about the potential negative impacts of proposed spending cuts on government workers.
The Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ), a nongovernmental agency established by President Donald Trump to identify and cut government waste, is facing its first legal challenge. A 30-page complaint, obtained by Fox Business ahead of its filing in federal court, accuses DOGE of violating public disclosure requirements under federal law.
The lawsuit, filed by the public interest law firm National Security Counselors, argues that DOGE should be classified as a 'federal advisory committee' and therefore subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). This act mandates 'fairly balanced' representation, public access to meetings, and the filing of a charter with Congress, requirements that the lawsuit alleges DOGE has not met.DOGE, spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, was tasked with identifying $2 trillion in spending cuts. Musk and Ramaswamy, however, have stated that DOGE will operate differently from traditional government commissions or advisory committees, suggesting they believe it is exempt from FACA regulations. This assertion is contested by the lawsuit, which cites Musk and Ramaswamy's own Wall Street Journal op-ed where they explicitly differentiate DOGE from government bodies subject to FACA.National Security Counselors argues that DOGE's lack of representation from federal employees raises concerns about the potential negative impacts of proposed spending cuts on those workers. Co-plaintiffs Jerald Lentini, a local elected official and attorney, and Joshua Erlich, an employment law firm owner who represents federal employees, highlight the absence of perspectives crucial to understanding the complexities of government operations. The lawsuit emphasizes that government work differs significantly from corporate work, and recommendations made without considering this crucial distinction are likely to be ineffective
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