A federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive personal information from several federal agencies, dealing another setback to the Trump administration’s attempts to slash federal programs.
In an order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman blocked DOGE, fronted by Elon Musk, from accessing information at the Department of Education, Department of the Treasury, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It means that those three agencies cannot disclose personally identifying information of plaintiffs who are part of a lawsuit challenging DOGE’s access.
“Those concerns are just as salient today,” Boardman wrote. “No matter how important or urgent the President’s DOGE agenda may be, federal agencies must execute it in accordance with the law. That likely did not happen in this case.”…