#Musk's division faces lawsuit#
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been hit with three lawsuits since the inauguration of Donald Trump. The lawsuits allege that DOGE has violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act by failing to meet transparency requirements such as public meetings, balanced perspectives, and record-keeping. Plaintiffs argue that DOGE is a "shadow agency" run by "unelected billionaires" that may be making decisions affecting millions of Americans with little transparency or oversight. They also allege that DOGE's membership is dominated by tech executives, lacking diversity and balance, and failing to represent the interests of ordinary Americans. While Musk previously promised that all DOGE actions would be publicly available online, the lawsuits claim that much of its communication takes place through the encrypted app Signal, lacking public transparency. Musk, Trump, and their respective representatives have not yet responded to the lawsuits.
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been hit with three lawsuits since Trump's inauguration, accusing it of violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act by failing to meet transparency requirements such as open meetings, balanced perspectives, and record-keeping. Plaintiffs argue that DOGE is a "shadow agency" led by an "unelected billionaire," potentially making decisions impacting millions of Americans without transparency or oversight. The lawsuits also allege that DOGE's membership is dominated by tech executives, lacking diversity and balance, and failing to represent the interests of ordinary Americans. Although Musk previously stated that all DOGE actions would be public online to ensure transparency, the lawsuits allege that much of its communication occurs via the encrypted app Signal, lacking openness. McClanahan, the attorney for the plaintiffs, argues that DOGE could make short-sighted decisions due to its lack of federal worker perspectives, stressing that "government work is different from running a business." Musk, Trump, and their respective representatives have not yet responded to the lawsuits.
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Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) sued for lack of transparency, accused of violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act
DOGE's formation and operational procedures accused of not complying with advisory committee legal regulations, its membership lacks diversity and balance
DOGE members accused of failing to represent the interests of ordinary Americans, their decisions may lack the perspective of federal staff
DOGE's communication methods lack openness, a large amount of communication is conducted through the encrypted application Signal