A federal judge has refused to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing federal employee data or making personnel changes, a

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to stop Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, from accessing data systems at seven federal agencies and firing or putting their employees on leave.

A federal judge has refused to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs.

The states still have the opportunity to pursue the case on the merits, and file for a preliminary injunction. That would provide a new opportunity to seek to stop Musk and DOGE’s access to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Transportation.

A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency can continue accessing government data systems despite ongoing legal challenges.

A declaration from the White House's Office of Administration filed Monday stated that Musk had no official link to DOGE and was not its administrator, casting doubt as to who leads the body responsible for wide-reaching changes throughout the federal government.

A judge granted DOGE access to databases at the Department of Education, denying a request by students to halt access based on privacy concerns.

The judge found some of the concerns raised by the University of California Student Association "entirely conjectural."