The U.S. Department of Education agreed to prevent Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing millions of students’ personal and financial data for at least a week.
In a new federal court filing, the agency said it would not allow any members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to see or use information from federal student aid databases until next Monday. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss signed off on the agreement, which also temporarily bars any employee detailed to the agency after Jan. 19 from the same systems as part of a lawsuit filed late last week.
The decision brings a temporary reprieve to the plaintiffs, a group of college students in California who alleged DOGE violated privacy laws by infiltrating the Education Department’s information systems. An agency employee familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly, previously confirmed to USA TODAY that Musk’s team had gained access to vast student databases, including several that are listed in Tuesday’s court filing.
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