Court Restricts DOGE Access To Treasury Systems Amid Workers’ Legal Challenge

A federal district court has severely restricted access to Treasury Department data systems, which include Medicare beneficiary information, by the Department of Government Efficiency entity led by Elon Musk, in response to a legal challenge filed by government workers, setting a deadline next week for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to respond to a pending proposal to halt DOGE operations at the department. “The Defendants shall file a response to the Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on or before February...