Federal judge Partially blocked access To the Ministry of Finance's financial system with government efficiency over litigation from the Union Union.
US District Judge Colleen Colleen Cotery said Doge workers only have “read-only” access to Treasury data after union lawyers alleged they were violating privacy laws. Ta.
The union is represented by the Public Citizen Litigation Group and the State Democracy Advocate Fund.
President Donald Trump has eradicated waste as head of the government's efficiency department to Elon Musk, and the billionaire entrepreneur has taken his mission to the Treasury Department.
The lawsuit against Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent “issued immediately” to plaintiffs, which the court calls “a systematic, continuous, and continuous continuation violation of federal law protecting the privacy of personal information contained in federal records.” I requested that it be done.
Kollar-Kotelly only allowed Doge to read data, but Bessent prohibited “providing access to payment records or payment systems for records maintained by the Bureau of Finance Services.”
The union is represented by the Public Citizen Litigation Group and the State Democracy Advocate Fund.
Musk has been attacked for the actions he took to identify federal government waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats accusing them of acting unconstitutionally by closing offices like the US International Development Agency.
“What's going on here is illegal,” said Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J. “This is an entity created through federal law and codified through federal law, and anything that cannot be changed cannot be removed except for Congress's actions.”
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced that he would place a “blanket hold” on all Trump State Department candidates to protest the actions taken against USAID.
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