The ruling found that DOGE access to the payment systems created a “realistic danger that confidential financial information will be disclosed.”

Judge Jeannette A. Vargas issued a preliminary injunction on Friday but said she may lift the ban if the Treasury Department certifies by March 24 that DOGE members have received required cybersecurity training.

Judge Jeannette Vargas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York kept in place a temporary restraining order that bars the Treasury Department from granting DOGE liaisons access to payment records, systems or other data platforms containing personal or financial information.