According to Judge Christopher Cooper, the activities of an agency aimed at slimming public administration are characterized by “unusual secret”.
On Monday, the US judge ordered the State Administration Efficiency Office (Doga) headed by the billionaire Elon Musk to publish his internal documents. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
After returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump is trying to reduce public spending and limit the role of the federal government. Trump entrusted this task to Musk, who was commissioned by the Doga management. So far, the Office has canceled thousands of jobs in the state administration and canceled the agency – which, according to AFP, has triggered a number of litigation.
According to Judge Cooper, the powers carried out by Doga “throughout the federal government, and the dramatic cuts he apparently carried out without any congress participation, they seem unprecedented”.
Cooper stated in his court opinion that “rapid pace of” Doga steps “requires a quick disclosure of information about its structure and activity.”
The judge argued that the Doga is probably covered by the Law on Free Access of Information and stated that “the public would be irreparably damaged by an indefinite postponement of making records”.
Last week, Trump responded to the growing criticism of cuts in the state administration, supervised by Doga, and said that cuts should be fairly targeted, writes AFP.
The judge of Judge Cooper requires that Trump’s government will submit a report on the status of document processing by 20 March and 27 March to consult the applicants about the joint report, including the timetable.
