A federal appeals court has granted Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) authority to continue reducing the operations of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). This ruling overturns a previous decision by a district judge asserting that Musk's actions were unconstitutional due to his lack of elected office status. DOGE had previously frozen funds and restricted employee access to resources, which raised significant concerns within the federal structure. The appeals court concluded that these cost-cutting measures received prior government approval.
The ruling overturns a decision by US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland, who found that DOGE's attempts to dismantle USAID were likely illegal because Musk was acting beyond his remit as he is not an elected official.
Musk and DOGE then froze USAID's payments and email access and placed a bulk of the staff on leave. Musk's cost-cutting spree has sent shockwaves through the federal government.
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