A court declined to prevent DOGE from accessing sensitive student loan borrower data housed at the Department of Education. But the battle isn't over.

A federal judge has denied a request to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing student data at the Department of Education.

Though some of the department’s programs are almost certain to continue—such as federal student aid and specialized K-12 funding—DOGE could feasibly cut billions more in spending and set the stage for Congress to abolish the department altogether. These targeted missions will, in theory, create permission for larger actions in the future.

Six people are carrying out the work of Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting group at the US Department of Education, though one of them hasn’t completed ethics or information security training, according to a court filing Sunday.

The Trump administration aims to bring "major reform" to the federal government by way of DOGE. Here are some of the impacted agencies.

The Trump administration will temporarily stop its DOGE staff from accessing sensitive student data such as Social Security numbers and bank account numbers.

A US federal judge declined to block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing or transferring data from seven government agencies, or stop further firings of their workforce.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that any emergency injunction would only be warranted to bar DOGE agents from publicly disclosing the students' information, not simply accessing the information.

A federal judge Monday evening declined to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from gaining access to Education Department data on student borrowers. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the University of California Student Association (USCA),