The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee is urging the Social Security Administration’s watchdog to probe whistleblower allegations that the Department of Government Efficiency is compiling potentially sensitive data across several government agencies, Government Executive reported on Monday.

Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly made the request in a letter he sent, which stated that the effort to build a single, cross-agency database of sensitive information is “unprecedented” and may violate privacy law.

The nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology states that at least 14 lawsuits allege violations of federal privacy protections across agencies.

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