Federal Judge Denies Request to Block DOGE From Accessing Treasury Data

A Washington judge has found no evidence of potential harm or data misuse.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A federal judge in Washington has refused to block staff from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s systems that contain millions of Americans’ personal data.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly—who previously restricted DOGE’s work at the Treasury to two employees with read-only access—issued a decision on March 7 that rejects a request from the Alliance for Retired Americans and several employee unions to bar DOGE staff from the Treasury’s Fiscal Service system, which processes roughly 90 percent of federal payments.