Two federal employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) alleging that the agency's new email system violates federal privacy laws.
Two federal employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management ( OPM ) concerning the agency's new email system . The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Monday, alleges that OPM failed to comply with federal law mandating a privacy impact assessment for any information infrastructure. The agency initiated mass email communications to every civilian employee of the federal government on January 23rd.
However, according to a source familiar with the matter, OPM lacked the capacity to send such a large-scale email campaign just days before President Donald Trump's inauguration. The lawsuit raises concerns about the collection and dissemination of employee lists, claiming they were sent to Amanda Scales, an employee of Elon Musk's company. Plaintiffs argue that OPM's emails from this server are unencrypted and susceptible to hacking. They assert that any information collected for contacting individuals is subject to the E-Government Act of 2002, which necessitates a Privacy Impact Assessment prior to implementation. The same system appears to have been utilized for sending OPM's buyout offer to federal employees.
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