Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’
It’s the first significant ruling in a growing legal push to pierce DOGE’s secretive veil, a decision that undercuts Musk’s repeated insistence about the operation’s transparency.
Judge orders Trump's DOGE to provide documents about dismantling federal agencies, layoffs
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled Monday that DOGE, which Trump has said is headed by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, must provide documents about “mass firings and dramatic disruptions to ...
FOIA Request: How to Find Out Which Personal Data Was Taken by DOGE
U.S. citizens can request personal data collected by the Department of Government Efficiency under the Privacy Act.
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Judge finds DOGE works in ‘unusual secrecy’ and must comply with records requests
Judge Christopher Cooper said in an order Monday night that DOGE’s “unprecedented” authority meant it easily fit the definition of an agency under the Freedom of Information Act. The judge ...
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US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington sided with the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in finding that the Department of Government ...
'Remarkably swiftly': Judge calls out 'unusual secrecy' of DOGE in order to hand over FOIA documents requested by watchdog group
A federal judge in the nation’s capital has ordered the Elon Musk-led Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) to hand ...
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Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in 'unusual secrecy'
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had ...