A US judge issued an emergency order blocking Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing personal and financial data stored at the Treasury Department.
A US judge issued an emergency order blocking Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing personal and financial data stored at the Treasury Department.Elon Musk has been leading President Trump's efforts to slash federal spending under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Image: SAUL LOEB / POOL/AFPElon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s order restricts giving access to Treasury Department payment systems and other data to “all political appointees, special government employees, and government employees detailed from an agency outside the Treasury Department.”
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