Federal Workers Sue to Halt Government-Wide HR Email Tool (1)

Two federal workers filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s HR office from emailing all civilian federal staff at once, saying it violates privacy rules.

The Office of Personnel Management is testing a system to send emails to roughly 2.3 million federal employees from a single email address, according to the agency’s website. The new feature would allow senior Trump administration officials to communicate directly with staff across the government, rather than relying on managers to distribute information.

The workers argue that the OPM must first review how this new system collects and stores personal information about government ...