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Disclosure of personal information to DOGE “is irreparable harm,” judge rules
Disclosure of personal information to DOGE “is irreparable harm,” judge rules.
The Trump administration got a victory in a case filed against OPM, Treasury, and DOGE by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and one unnamed federal government employee. The Trump administration did not explain why "the DOGE affiliates at Education need such comprehensive, sweeping access to the plaintiffs' records to audit student loan programs for waste, fraud, and abuse or to conduct cost-estimate analyses," Boardman wrote, adding that "there appears to be no precedent with similar facts." "The plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success on the merits of their claim that OPM's disclosure of their records to DOGE affiliates (other than Hogan) does not fall within the need-to-know exception and thus violates the Privacy Act," Boardman wrote.
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