US officials must testify about DOGE in lawsuit over access to agency systems

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Source: Reuters

February 27, 2025 6:55 PM EST Updated 2 hours ago


Feb 27 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials must face questioning under oath about the workings of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency in a lawsuit by government employee unions seeking to block the secretive cost-cutting department from accessing federal agency systems, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington ruled that the unions can question four officials - one from DOGE itself and one each from the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services and from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The order did not name the individual officials that would be questioned.

The judge is considering whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking DOGE from accessing agency systems while the unions' lawsuit proceeds. The depositions, which are limited to a total of eight hours, must focus on DOGE's organizational structure, the roles and responsibilities of its employees, the extent of their access to agency systems and what measures have been taken to ensure security and privacy, Bates ruled.

U.S. Justice Department lawyers had opposed the unions' deposition request. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-must-testify-about-doge-lawsuit-over-access-agency-systems-2025-02-27/

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1. I hope the courts will do more of this.

We need the courts to do something. The destruction continues unrelentingly.