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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Merkley, Rep. Bonamici, Sen. Wyden

From: A constituent in Rockaway Beach, OR

April 16

What are you doing to protect my personal data from DOGE? An NLRB whistleblower reports that DOGE gained access to the NLRB's most sensitive information, turned off log files that would record their actions, and set up a “black box” inside the NLRB network so NLRB IT personnel could not monitor. DOGE disabled security protections. Fifteen minutes later, someone using an IP address in Russia used a username and password for a DOGE team member to attempt to access the NLRB information. Concurrently, a massive spike in information was downloaded from the NLRB servers. A DOGE team member set up a file that was briefly visible on a public forum, a “backdoor” download program for an NLRB-specific database. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) security team peremptorily shut down an investigation requested by an NLRB staff member. That staff member has received threats at his residence. In a blatant lie, another NLRB staff member issued a statement claiming that DOGE never visited the agency. What other data from other agencies has DOGE stolen and handed over to people with Russian IP addresses? I am a law-abiding citizen who pays my taxes. Now the information I provide the government can be used against me by hostile powers. This doesn't feel like America anymore.

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