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Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction in challenge to DOGE record access at OPM

The ruling provides a win for administration challengers on the heels of several recent court victories for the DOGE.

Jun 9, 2025 By Madison Alder

NIH email scandal: A ‘shocking disregard’ for public record-keeping or within federal rules?

A National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official who said he was told how to make emails “disappear” shines a light on the difficult task of…

Jun 17, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil Caroline Nihill

National Archives requires agencies to keep records of collaboration tools

Agencies must treat records in collaboration platforms like all other federal records, in compliance with the administration’s approved records schedules, NARA announced in a bulletin.

Oct 2, 2023 By Caroline Nihill