A federal judge in Washington declined to block employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Treasury systems holding sensitive personal data for millions of Americans,
Una jueza federal de Washington se negó el viernes a bloquear el acceso de los empleados del Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental de Elon Musk a los sistemas del Departamento del Tesoro que
Included in the filing is an affidavit from Tiffany Flick, a former senior official at the agency who says career civil servants are trying to protect the data from DOGE.
A federal judge is pressing the Trump Administration for answers on the American Department of Government Efficiency after expressing her “concerns” that she believes the new entity is running afoul of the constitution by having Elon Musk as its head.
Elon Musk has made quite the splash since joining the Trump administration. President Donald Trump and his billionaire buddy launched the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and now the newly minted government entity has caught the ire of a federal judge.
The judge said that it's possible DOGE is running afoul of the appointments clause of the Constitution, which generally requires federal agencies to be run by Senate-confirmed officials.
The judge expressed concern over the unresolved issues about who is in charge of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, if it is not Mr. Musk, as the White House has claimed.
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