Appeals Court Lifts Some Limits on DOGE Access at US Agencies

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency staff will be able to access personal information of millions of US union members at the Education Department and the government’s human resources arm under a federal appeals court order.

In a 2-1 decision on Monday, an appellate panel lifted a Maryland judge’s March injunction while the legal fight goes forward. The lower court’s order had also restricted DOGE’s access at the Treasury Department, but a New York judge’s injunction covering data at that agency remains in effect for now.