Federal Workforce and Civil Rights

Transgender National Security Agency data scientist Sarah O’Neill has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Maryland seeking to block enforcement of President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day executive order requiring all federal operations and materials to recognize only two 'immutable' sexes, male and female. O’Neill alleges the order and follow‑on NSA policies — including revoking recognition of her gender identity, banning female pronouns in official communications, and barring her from women’s restrooms — create a hostile work environment and violate Title VII, citing the Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling that sex‑discrimination protections extend to gender identity. She is asking the court to restore her workplace rights and protections and award financial damages.