In a reversal from her ruling in February, US District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can now access the Treasury Department’s systems.
CNN reported that this access grants DOGE the ability to review sensitive systems that control trillions of dollars of payments and private information for millions of Americans.
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Jessica Tillipman, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies and Government Contracts Advisory Council Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy at the George Washington University Law School. Tillipman is an expert in integrity, compliance and emerging technology issues in government procurement law. She also specializes in Anti-Corruption & Compliance, anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance issues in government procurement, government contracts and white collar criminal defense.
Daniel J Solove, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law and Faculty Co-Director of the GW Center for Law & Technology at the George Washington University Law School. Solove is an expert in privacy law and the founder of TeachPrivacy, a privacy and cybersecurity training company.
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