Judge Grants CREW Discovery in DOGE FOIA Suit

In an opinion issued Tuesday night, a United States District judge ruled that Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is entitled to expedited discovery in its lawsuit against the US DOGE Service brought under the Freedom of Information Act and Federal Records Act. DOGE has repeatedly argued that it is not an agency subject to FOIA or the FRA. To determine whether that is in fact the case, the Court ordered DOGE to respond to CREW’s requests for documents and provide sworn answers to CREW’s written questions, and ordered the depositions of Acting DOGE Administrator Amy Gleason and another individual that DOGE will select to testify on behalf of DOGE itself.