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Top House Democrat says DOGE data access at NLRB may be ‘technological malfeasance’

Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., speaks during the House Oversight Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol on March 25. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is calling for an investigation into DOGE’s access to the National Labor Relations Board following exclusive NPR reporting on sensitive data being removed from the agency. Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., sent a letter Tuesday to Acting Inspector General at the Department of Labor Luiz Santos and Ruth Blevins, inspector general at the NLRB, expressing concern that DOGE “may be engaged in technological malfeasance and illegal activity.” “According to NPR and whistleblower disclosures obtained by Committee Democrats, individuals associated with DOGE have attempted to exfiltrate and alter data while also using high-level systems access to remove sensitive information—quite possibly including corporate secrets and details of union activi…