Judges temporarily block Doge from accessing federal student aid data

A federal judge temporarily bans Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing federal student loans and financial aid information stored in the U.S. Department of Education.

Both sides of the lawsuit (University of California (UC) and the Educational Student Group) agreed to a halt when preparing the discussion.

A week ago, UC students accused the education department of violating the 1974 Privacy Act. This restricts federal agencies from sharing personally identifiable information with third parties, unless certain legal exceptions apply.

For example, the Future Act of 2019 allows the education sector to import tax return information from the IRS and streamlines the financial aid application process.

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“Because (the department) actions and decisions are shrouded in secret, individuals do not even have basic information about what the defendant shares with external parties or how the information is used,” the complaint said. I’ll read it.

The lawsuit operates on a multi-billion-dollar budget, with over 42 million Americans owing to $1.5 trillion in federal student loans, operating on a multi-billion-dollar budget amid growing uncertainty about the future of the education sector. Oversees federal student loans.

Speaking about Education Secretary’s candidate Linda McMahon, Trump said he hopes to remove his position and return education control to individual states.

“We spend more students than any other country in the world, and we are ranked near the bottom and ranked very badly,” Trump said on February 4th. He told reporters at the White House. “What I want to do is have the state run the schools. I strongly believe in school choices, but on top of that, I want the state to run the schools.

“I told Linda, ‘Linda, I hope you do a great job and get out of your job.’ I want her to make the education department unnecessary. ”

A Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday.