An IT staffer named Daniel Berulis filed a whistleblower disclosure with Congress alleging that DOGE employees compromised the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) computer networks and potentially took sensitive data. Following NPR’s exclusive report on data leaving the agency, the NLRB’s inspector general is investigating the Department of Government Efficiency’s involvement with the NLRB.

FedScoop revealed that their requests for information on Berulis’ allegations were denied to protect ongoing investigations. Concerns about DOGE’s activities were raised by top House Democrats, prompting an NLRB OIG investigation and a request for more information from the NLRB by over 50 House Democrats in the Congressional Labor Caucus.

The lawmakers outlined concerns about the mishandling of sensitive personal information and the potential risk of retaliation against workers engaged in legally protected union activities. Despite denial by NLRB spokesperson Tim Bearese that DOGE had accessed agency systems, evidence suggests DOGE employees demanded high-level access and disabled tracking measures, leading to the unauthorized movement of sensitive data.

Reports indicate that DOGE detailed two staffers to the NLRB shortly after the allegations surfaced. Multiple federal court cases have accused DOGE employees of unlawfully accessing sensitive data from various government agencies without clear oversight on data access and privacy compliance.

Individuals with information regarding DOGE’s access to federal government data are encouraged to contact authors Stephen Fowler and Jenna McLaughlin via encrypted communications on Signal.