DOJ accepts the suggested order to limit Dog’s access to Treasury Data

In an archiving late Wednesday night, lawyers at the Justice Department accepted a proposed order that would largely prohibit the Ministry of Finance from sharing sensitive financial data with the Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The agreement allows two persons associated with musk but employed by the Treasury – called special government employees – to have “read” access to the sensitive data only.

Once approved by US district judge Colleen Koller-Kotelly, who oversees the case, the agreement will remain in place until February 24, when both sides return to court to discuss a long-term preliminary order.

The two special government employees who are allowed to continue to see the Treasury Department data are Tom Krause and Marko Elez, according to the archiving. Krause is the former CEO of the Cloud Software Group, a Silicon Valley Tech Company. Marko Elez is a 25-year-old engineer who used to work for Musk’s X and SpaceX.

Previously, Judge had to decide whether to issue a temporary restriction order.

The hearing followed a lawsuit filed by three federal unions who claimed that Doge employees violated federal privacy laws when they gained access to data from the Treasury, including the names, social security number, birthdays, bank account numbers and addresses to taxpayers.

During the hearing, lawyers for the Ministry of Justice fought to formulate how DOGE plans to use sensitive taxpayer data to reduce the size of the federal government, though they acknowledged that Musk’s group of cost adhesives is running the direction for the entire effort.

“We have a DOGE in the president’s executive office that sets the policy. Is it the one? The one group that has the posts and the other group puts the policy – is it a good way to describe the distinction?” Asked Judge Collar-Kotelly.

“I think that’s exactly your honor. The group outside the Treasury – the United States Doge Services – sets the high -level policy,” said DOJ -Attorney Bradley Humphreys.

Humphreys claimed that Musk himself has not seen the information that was accessed from the Ministry of Finance.

“Our understanding is the information derived from the disputed systems is not transferred to him outside the Treasury. He is not within the Ministry of Finance,” Humphreys said.

“Does he have access to it? Can he look at it? Has he gone on it?” The judge asked.

“No, your honor – as far as our knowledge he does not,” replied Humphreys.

In addition to the central requirement – that people outside the Treasury do not have access to sensitive taxpayers -posts – Humphreys draws a blank about what exactly is coming.

“So at this point, one in the executive office is developing the strategies they have about politics or control or fraud or waste or whatever they want? Then would it probably be implemented by … other people in the Treasury? Am I exactly so far?” Judge Collar-Kotelly asked.

“I’m not sure it’s exactly and I just haven’t – I’m not, I just don’t have that information necessarily,” replied Humphreys.

“I’m not trying to determine you on the wall,” the judge said later. “I’m just trying to figure this out.”

The trial was brought by the American Federation of Government Employees, Service Employees International Union and Alliance for retired Americans who claimed that Musk and Doge – with the consent of the Secretary Scott Bessent Treasury – illegally opened the sensitive items without giving any legal justification, public reasoning or legal procedure for collecting taxpayer data.

According to the trial, Doge’s “full, continuous and continuous access” of sensitive data security risks the security of millions of Americans.

“People who have to share information with the federal government should not be forced to share information with Elon Musk or his ‘DOGE.’ And federal law says they don’t need, ”the trial says.

The applicants requested a temporary restriction order that prevented the Treasury Department from providing DOGE -sensitive information, as well as connecting DODE employees to use any of the items they may have already obtained.