WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined colleagues in a letter calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins to take immediate action to secure veterans’ personal information from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This letter follows reports of Musk’s team being granted access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system, which includes private information of veterans and their families.
“Among many tasks, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is entrusted with safeguarding the private and sensitive information of millions of veterans,” wrote the Senators. “Veterans risked their lives to defend our country, and they deserve better than to have an unelected billionaire reviewing their medical records, targeting the benefits they have earned, or using their private information for personal gain.”
“During your confirmation process, you claimed you would be focused on rooting out corruption and ensuring accountability at VA, and committed to following the laws passed by Congress,” they continued. “We now call on you to respond quickly and comprehensively to these privacy violations by revoking DOGE’s access to VA systems and insisting they permanently remove all VA data collected from their files.”
The full letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has been leading efforts to deliver for Nevada’s veterans. Last year, her bipartisan law to strengthen the cybersecurity of veterans’ personal information was implemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Earlier this year, Senator Rosen helped introduce bipartisan legislation to assist veterans with home ownership and increase awareness of VA Home Loans. Recently, a bipartisan bill she supported to expand veterans’ benefits outreach became law.
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