A federal judge blocked Department of Government Efficiency personnel from accessing sensitive Social Security records. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander ruled in favor of a group of unions and retirees in Maryland who sued to prevent DOGE from accessing Social Security data.

The Department of Government Efficiency will be allowed only limited access to Social Security data after a federal court handed a ruling that will block the agency from tapping beneficiaries’ personal identifiable information at will.

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems.