The ruling found that DOGE access to the payment systems created a “realistic danger that confidential financial information will be disclosed.”

Judge Jeannette A. Vargas issued a preliminary injunction on Friday but said she may lift the ban if the Treasury Department certifies that DOGE members have received required cybersecurity training.

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas granted a motion from over a dozen Democratic state attorneys general to order a preliminary injunction halting DOGE's access to the payment system.