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People protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) outside of the Department of Labor near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Appeals court lifts block on DOGE access to Treasury, Education, OPM systems

The 2-1 majority cited the Supreme Court’s ruling to grant DOGE access to Social Security Administration IT and said a district court “abused its discretion” by issuing…
DOGE leader Elon Musk wears a shirt that says “Tech Support” as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

OPM officially sunsets ‘five bullets’ emails for federal workers

The DOGE-backed effort sought five bullet points from federal employees about what they did the previous week. OPM’s new director previously said he planned to review it.
Scott Kupor during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding his nomination to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday April 3, 2025. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM’s Scott Kupor: DOGE was a ‘catalyst’ for efficiency. Operationalizing it comes next.

In a Q&A with FedScoop, Kupor said DOGE doesn't currently have a presence at the agency. He also plans to review the usefulness of the “five bullets.”
Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in challenge to DOGE record access at OPM

The ruling provides a win for administration challengers on the heels of several recent court victories for the DOGE.
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Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. Since his inauguration, US President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally dismantle federal agencies and fired thousands of government workers. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

District judge further enjoins Trump’s reductions in force at federal agencies

U.S. Judge Susan Illston’s preliminary injunction prevents the administration from carrying out reorganizations and staff reductions at multiple agencies.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach.
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