Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued her ruling in conjunction with a lawsuit brought by the National Treasury Employees Union.
The decision marks a significant victory for transparency advocates who seek insight into DOGE’s role in the federal workforce reductions and the dismantling of government agencies under the Trump administration.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has accessed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) confidential data related to housing discrimination, according to a report from non-profit investigative journalism outlet ProPublica. ProPublica said its findings are based on information obtained and confirmed through HUD sources.