A divided federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive personal data held by several federal agencies, rejecting claims that the move violates privacy protections.

In a 2-1 decision issued on Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a lower court's preliminary injunction that had blocked DOGE-related personnel from obtaining administrator-level access to information at the Treasury Department, the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education. The ruling remands the case for further proceedings.

Newsweek has contacted DOGE for comment via email outside regular office hours. The Justice Department declined to comment following the ruling.

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