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Ex-Treasury Employee Rehired Despite Past Racism, Data Concerns Rise

3/31/2025

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Marko Elez, a former Treasury employee who resigned due to racist tweets, has been rehired to access sensitive data across federal agencies.
Court documents indicate Elez's access to secure databases, despite past violations of data-sharing protocols.
DOGE staffers, Akash Bobba and Luke Farritor, have significant access to government systems, raising data privacy concerns.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, emphasizing the risks to agency data and operations.

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Story summary

Marko Elez, a former Treasury employee who resigned due to racist tweets, has been rehired to access sensitive data across federal agencies.
Court documents indicate Elez's access to secure databases, despite past violations of data-sharing protocols.
DOGE staffers, Akash Bobba and Luke Farritor, have significant access to government systems, raising data privacy concerns.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, emphasizing the risks to agency data and operations.