A US District Judge has temporarily halted access to a critical Treasury Department payment system by the Trump administration's government efficiency team, citing risks of data disclosure and vulnerability to hacking. The order came in response to a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general who allege the team, led by Elon Musk, has been unlawfully granted access to sensitive systems. The administration, however, defended the access, arguing it's necessary for implementing cost-cutting measures.
The judge's order, issued early on Saturday, temporarily halts access to a sensitive payment system that distributes Americans' tax returns, Social Security benefits, disability payments and federal employees' salaries.
Engelmayer's ruling was in response to a suit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other state attorneys general against the Trump administration.Trump and Musk have upended the federal workforce in their quest to shrink the government, sparking chaos, fear, anger — and multiple lawsuits that have prompted judicial action.
And a federal judge paused a Thursday deadline for the administration's so-called buyout offer to federal employees while more proceedings on the program's legality played out. That followed earlier federal court rulings halting a sweeping federal spending freeze. "The conduct of Doge members presents a unique security risk to the States and State residents whose data is held," the lawsuit said.
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