Appeals Court Clears Way for DOGE to Access Data at 2 Agencies

The Fourth U.S. Circuit panel reversed an injunction sealing off personal records in the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a cellphone. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times

A divided federal appeals court panel on April 7 ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access records in two federal agencies, reversing a lower court order.

In a 2–1 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit panel lifted the injunction imposed by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland that barred DOGE from accessing personal records in the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).