NYU Law Forum—The DOGE Era: Impoundment, Data Privacy, and the Administrative State

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The advent of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration has dramatically shifted how the administrative state operates along a number of dimensions. Agencies are being directed to close, curtail operations, or lay off large portions of their workforce irrespective of their level of Congressional appropriations. Taxpayer and other personally identifiable data that was previously available to only limited numbers of civil servants in tightly controlled environments is now being more widely viewed by political appointees, with further expansions of data sharing being considered. In part, DOGE advocates say these actions are justified by problems like fraudulent payments, antiquated and costly information technology, poor service, and mounting budget deficits. What is the likely impact on these concerns? What are the risks? What is the status and likely outcome of litigation? How may the federal budget process change over time in response? What should be the agenda for government reform and rebuilding in the years ahead? At this Forum, experts who have served in the Biden and Obama administrations will discuss these and other issues.

• Wally Adeyemo, Carnegie Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Global Politics, Columbia University; Deputy Secretary, US Department of Treasury, 2021–2025
• Shalanda Young, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, NYU Law; Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2022–2025

Moderators

• Lily Batchelder, Robert C. Kopple Family Professor of Taxation, NYU Law; Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, US Department of Treasury, 2021–2024
• David Kamin '09, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law, NYU Law; Deputy Director and Deputy Assistant to the President, National Economic Council, 2021–2022