Judge Blocks DOGE Access to Social Security Records for Now

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.

Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration

A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction that bars DOGE staffers from accessing non-anonymized personal data at the Social Security Administration.

‘Case exposes a wide fissure’: US judge extends ban on Musk-led Doge’s access to personal data

A federal judge on Thursday (17 April) issued a preliminary injunction that continues to block aides of billionaire Elon Musk from accessing sensitive personal data on millions of Americans stored in the Social Security Administration’s computer systems.

Obama-appointed judge rules DOGE can't access Social Security data to uncover fraud - Conservative Journal Review

A federal judge has made a decision that has temporarily stopped the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in its tracks. Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander has blocked the Elon Musk-led group from accessing Social Security Administration data in its cost-cutting push. Hollander blocked the Department of Government Efficiency after saying they “failed” to explain why they needed “unlimited access” to the records at the Social Security Administrat…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who also heads the US government's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, also expressed his views.

Trump administration threatens to 'stop' social security if DOGE can't access Americans' sensitive personal info

Lee Dudek, acting Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner, has made threats to turn off the SSA which would stop millions of people's benefits.