DOGE was sued on the grounds that Musk's team was composed of “political appointees” and not “civil servants” specially trained to protect sensitive information like Social Security numbers.

A federal judge is likely to quickly decide whether to let Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency resume accessing Treasury Department records containing sensitive personal data for millions

A federal judge Tuesday clarified that a ruling preventing Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems does not extend to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Elon Musk has urged for tighter controls at the U.S. Treasury following a federal judges decision to block his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury payment systems. The ruling,

Donald Trump's administration pushed back against a court order prohibiting Elon Musk and his allies from controlling the federal government's massive payment system and its sensitive private data. Justice Department lawyers asked Manhattan-based U.