Literature Guide to Trump-Era Policies and DOGE's Impact on Personal and Public Data
The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub curates the latest literature on the challenges posed to personal and public data by the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Hub tracks the evolving government policies on data access and regulation that directly influence innovation and market competition in the AI space. By consolidating the latest news, research, and policy analyses, we provide our audience with a timely resource to understand how these shifts are reshaping the digital ecosystem.
DOGE Plan to Push AI Across the US Federal Government is Wildly Dangerous
By Ben Green published in Tyechpolicy.Press (March 6, 2025)
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
By Alison Stanger published in The Conversation (March 6, 2025)
Commerce Secretary’s Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data
By Ben Casselman and Colby Smith, published in The NYT (March 4, 2025)
DOGE’s Push for Americans’ Data Meets Mixed Response From Judges
By Zoe Tillman, published in Bloomberg March 10, 2025)
The law everyone is suddenly turning to because of DOGE
By Alfred Ng, published in Politico (March 6, 2025)
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
By Fatima Huessein and Lindsay Whitehurst, published in AP (March 8, 2025)
Judge Won’t Block DOGE Access to Sensitive Treasury Data
By Jan Wolfe and Jacob Gershman, published in the WSJ (March 7, 2025)
DOGE targets child support database full of income data
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US judge declines to block DOGE team from Treasury data access due to lack of immediate harm
By Joshua Villanueva, published in Jurist News (March 9, 2025)
DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence
By Jesse Coburn, published in ProPublica (February 26, 2025)
Trump administration disbands two expert panels on economic data
By Reuters (March