In the judiciary’s latest salvo against President Donald Trump’s administration and its attempt to reduce the sprawl of government, a federal judge on Monday indefinitely denied the Department of Government Efficiency access to the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans at three federal agencies.
The Hill reported that U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman prohibited the Education and Treasury departments, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, from revealing the personally identifiable data for around 2 million plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit challenging DOGE’s access.
After six Americans reportedly sued the agencies to prevent DOGE from accessing their information, five union organizations, whose members’ personal data is also stored in the agencies’ systems, joined the lawsuit. The plaintiffs had provided the government with the personal identifying information when applying for student loans, working as federal employees, and collecting veterans’ benefits.
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