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A district court ordered expedited processing of a DOGE records request

Reporting and findings

  1. enjoined

    A federal district judge found CREW likely to establish that DOGE exercised substantial independent authority subject to the Freedom of Information Act and granted a preliminary injunction requiring processing at 1,000 pages per month and preservation, while declining to impose CREW's requested production deadline.

  2. documented

    Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.

  3. documented

    Susie Wiles was the Trump White House chief of staff.

Summary and current status

The preliminary order required DOGE to begin processing a watchdog's request after finding it likely exercised agency-level authority subject to FOIA.

Preliminary injunction required expedited processing and preservation while DOGE's FOIA status remained in litigation

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskoperated from the White House while resisting agency-record requestsU.S. DOGE Service
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump White House chief of staffSusie Wiles

Figures

  1. Court-ordered DOGE FOIA processing rate1,000 pages per month
    Calculation details
    Basis
    Observed
    Population
    Records responsive to CREW's DOGE request
    Period
    2025-03-10 to 2025-03-10
    Method
    Rate specified in the preliminary-injunction order.
    Uncertainty
    A processing rate is not the number of records released; responsive volume, review, and exemptions determine production.