Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been dealt a major legal setback after a federal judge ruled that President Trump's administration unlawfully granted the department personnel sweeping access to sensitive government records containing the private information of millions of federal workers,

Granting Department of Governmental Efficiency personnel access to government employee data contained in Office of Personnel Management systems violated the Privacy Act, which bars certain record disclosures and requires safeguards

Earlier, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper authorized CREW’s discovery requests into DOGE. But in June 2025, the Supreme Court decided that he ruled too broadly and sent the case back to lower courts. It did not decide whether DOGE is subject to FOIA.

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