House Committee Asks Microsoft to Release DOGE Records on NLRB

House Committee Asks Microsoft to Release DOGE Records on NLRB

The House Oversight Committee has requested that Microsoft release records related to DOGE's activities at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as reported by Representative Stephen Lynch. The request comes in response to allegations that DOGE personnel attempted to remove sensitive information from the NLRB's systems, with reports suggesting that bespoke code was written to achieve this goal and stored on Microsoft-owned GitHub [1].

Lynch's letter, sent to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, cites whistleblower disclosures that DOGE engineers wrote code to remove NLRB data, which was subsequently saved on GitHub. The request is part of ongoing efforts by government watchdogs and House Democrats to investigate the whistleblower's claims and prevent the theft of government data for private purposes [2].

The committee's request follows reports that about 10 gigabytes of data left the NLRB's NxGen case management system, potentially due to DOGE's activities. The whistleblower, Daniel Berulis, noticed a project on DOGE staffer Jordan Wick's GitHub account titled "NxGenBdoorExtract," which suggests the creation of a backdoor to extract files from the NLRB's system [2].

House Oversight Democrats, lacking subpoena power without Republican approval, have also asked watchdogs to investigate the whistleblower's filing. The NLRB inspector general's office has launched an inquiry into the claims, further highlighting the seriousness of the allegations [2].

References:
[1] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/house-committee-asks-microsoft-to-release-doge-records-on-nlrb
[2] https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-s1-5435330/congress-doge-nlrb-whistleblower-github