"The rapid pace of actions…requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities. That is especially so given the secrecy with which USDS has operated."

A federal judge ruled that DOGE, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to FOIA, noting that the newly formed department had been run in "unusual secrecy."

A federal judge on Monday ordered the government-downsizing team created by U.S. President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk to make public records concerning its operations, which he said had been run in "unusual secrecy.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate tens of thousands of illegally fired federal employees across six federal agencies.