A federal judge ordered Elon Musk and DOGE to reveal its plans to downsize the government and to identify all its employees, among other actions.

DOGE has been hit with nearly two dozen lawsuits since the start of President Donald Trump's second term.

Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but court cases are one way opponents of President Trump’s overhaul efforts have sought clarity.

Judge Tanya Chutkan’s ruling that the Department of Government Efficiency is required to turn over records and answer questions about its modus operandi is another legal defeat for the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

In a bid to regain his $56 billion compensation, Elon Musk filed an appeal challenging a lower court's decision to overturn the record payout from Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). Musk contends that the judge committed several legal errors in the ruling.

A federal judge on Monday ordered the government-downsizing team created by U.S. President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk to make public records concerning its operations, which he said had been run in "unusual secrecy.

The findings come as federal workers terminated at the behest of Musk voice their displeasure at town halls across the country.

John Larson on Wednesday accused Musk of trying to 'privatize' Social Security after he didn't show up for a House Ways and Means Committee hearing.

Elon Musk, who is leading the Trump administration's effort to cut and streamline the federal government's workforce, visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday to meet with the NSA's head, a spokesperson for the agency told Reuters.