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DOGE BROS Act increases penalties for unauthorized disclosures of federal data.

The DOGE BROS Act, or Defending Our Government’s Electronic Data: Bolstering Responsible Oversight and Safeguards Act, raises fines for various unauthorized disclosures of federal data. It increases the maximum fine for unauthorized disclosures of Social Security Administration and Department of Health and Human Services information from $10,000 to $25,000. For unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information, the fine increases from $5,000 to $25,000. The wrongful disclosure of census data now carries a fine of up to $30,000 instead of $5,000.