Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the rating member on the Home Oversight and Accountability Committee, is looking for an investigation into the Division of Authorities Effectivity’s (DOGE) entry to information on the Nationwide Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Division of Labor (DOL).
In a letter addressed to Luiz Santos, the performing inspector basic for DOL, and Ruth Blevins, the NLRB inspector basic, Connolly argued that DOGE staff could have engaged in “technological malfeasance and criminality.”
After NPR published a whistleblower report and Oversight Democrats obtained disclosures, Connolly believes DOGE officers have “tried to exfiltrate and alter information whereas additionally utilizing high-level methods entry to take away delicate data.”
“I additionally perceive that these people have tried to hide their actions, impede oversight, and defend themselves from accountability,” he wrote.
In keeping with NPR’s reporting, workers on the NLRB had been alarmed about what DOGE staff did as soon as granted entry and observed an increase in information leaving the company.
Daniel Berulis, the whistleblower, informed NPR he was piecing elements of the puzzle collectively and referred to as it a scary and “very unhealthy image.”
Connolly additionally expressed concern, arguing that NLRB and DOL are essential in holding firms accountable for unsafe working circumstances and union and labor experiences.
He additionally highlighted DOGE chief Elon Musk’s function within the exercise, noting that Musk’s numerous companies have “repeatedly raised labor issues.”
Connolly requested the inspectors basic to analyze a collection of questions and reply by April 29, saying they’re “not hypothetical issues.”
“As rating member of the Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform, I ask that you just report back to Congress the character of the work the DOGE crew has carried out at NLRB and DOL,” Connolly wrote.
The Hill has reached out to the White Home for remark.
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