Treasury Access by DOGE Partly Limited by Judge for Now (1)

A US judge temporarily limited access to the US Treasury Department’s payments system after a group of unions accused the agency of illegally sharing their members’ information with Elon Musk’s government efficiency group.

US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotellyon Thursday issued an order, with the consent of the unions and the Treasury Department, that bars Treasury from providing access “to any payment record or payment system of records maintained by or within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service,” with some exceptions. The arrangement holds while she considers the unions’ request for a longer pause as their lawsuit plays ...