Washington – A federal judge on Friday refused limit the access of the Department of Government Department to the Department of Labor Systems as members of the working group led by Multimillonario Elon Musk They are fan In all federal agencies As part of President Trump’s directive to reduce government size.
The United States District Judge, John Bates, denied the request to issue a temporary restriction order while legal procedures continue in the judicial battle presented by six unions and the Institute of Economic Policy.
“In the current registry, the plaintiffs have not established a position,” Bates wrote. “Then, although the Court houses concerns about the alleged conduct of the accused, it must deny the motion of the plaintiffs at this time.”
The unions have argued that the working group known as Doge is violating multiple laws seeking access to delicate systems, even in the Treasury Department and the Personnel Management Office. Citing the actions of Dog employees in the other agencies, the unions lawyers said that the next objective of the musk led by the Labor Department.
“They will demand that Doge personnel be given access to the systems that are legally prohibited; they will fire any employee who protects the integrity of these systems; and will claim the power and authority that Congress has never granted them with Regarding the agency and programs of the department, “said Union lawyers in a presentation.
Mark Samburg, who represents the unions, told Bates during an audience that the information of millions of people housed within the Labor Systems Department has an imminent risk of dissemination, which said it underlines the need for the court to intervene and Limit Doge’s access.
He said that allowing Doge to continue accessing the systems could have a chilling effect on the confidentiality of the Labor Department.
Michael Gerardi, lawyer of the Department of Justice, defended Doge’s actions and said the working group is accessing the information to follow Mr. Trump’s executive order creating it.
Citing public media reports, the judge retreated the government’s lawyer, saying: “You are asking me to trust absolutely in the fact that nothing will happen”, after pointing out the young age of Doge employees and what he said was which was his inexperience with government agencies.
Later, Bates told Gerardi that these are people from the Department of Labor “who are accessing the systems for a reason that has nothing to do with why the system was created.”
Then, Samburg highlighted the public reports indicating that Doge employees are “regularly violating the law” and said there is a federal law that established a set of standards to maintain personal information.
The rapid actions of Doge and its Musk employees have shaken the federal government, since its employees have appeared in several federal agencies that seek access to their systems and the information contained in them. Several demands have been submitted that aim to restrict Doge’s ability to have the information in their hands.
A federal judge earlier this week limited Doge employees to work in the Treasury Department with access to payment records or registration system. Those who can see that information will have “read only access,” according to the judge’s order.
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