More on DOGE consolidation of Americans’ information in 1 database

The Trump administration’s moves increase the risk of exposing data to hackers and other adversaries, according to security analysts, and experts worry that any breaches could erode public confidence in government, The Washington Post reports.

“Separation and segmentation is one of the core principles in sound cybersecurity,” says Charles Henderson of security company Coalfire. “Putting all your eggs in one basket means I don’t need to go hunting for them — I can just steal the basket.”

Civil rights advocates and some federal employees also worry that the data assembled under DOGE could be used against political enemies or for decisions about funding or basic government services.

Here is historian Heather Cox Richardson on the Post article and related developments.