The Supreme Court handed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) two big wins late on June 6 in its effort to reduce the size of the federal government.
The nation’s highest court issued the two unsigned rulings at the same time.
The first order lifts a lower court order preventing DOGE staffers from accessing confidential data at the Social Security Administration (SSA).
The second order formally blocks lower court orders requiring DOGE to respond to freedom of information requests in a pending lawsuit.
DOGE came about on Jan. 20 when President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14158, renaming the United States Digital Service (USDS) as the United States DOGE Service and creating an advisory body that recommends cost-cutting measures for federal agencies….
Supreme Court Allows DOGE Access to Social Security Records
