US Appeals Court Rules DOGE Can Access Americans’ Sensitive Data

US appeals court rules DOGE can access Americans’ sensitive data

On Tuesday, an appeals court ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data of millions of Americans, reversing a temporary injunction that was issued earlier this year. Plaintiffs alleged that the access granted to DOGE from the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Education (DOE), and Department of the Treasury (DOT) violated their privacy rights under the Privacy Act. They alleged…

Appeals court allows DOGE access to contested federal information - Conservative Journal Review

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in a tight 2-1 decision, has overturned a lower court’s block on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing personal data of roughly 2 million individuals across three federal agencies, as The Hill reports. It’s a win for efficiency hawks, but to some, a gut punch for privacy advocates. In a nutshell, this ruling vacates a prior injunction and sends the case back for more legal wrangli…

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Appeals Court Rules that DOGE Can Access Sensitive Federal Data of Millions, Reversing Injunction Issued Earlier this Year

An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data of millions of Americans, reversing a temporary injunction that was issued earlier this year.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision that unions looking to bar DOGE from accessing sensitive data at the Treasury Department, Office of Personnel Management and Department of Education were unlikely t…