Executive Branch Ethics, Records, Spending and Agency Authority

A judge found OPM’s broad sharing of sensitive personnel records with DOGE unlawful, and another ordered Maurene Comey reinstated after finding DOJ unlawfully fired her; DOJ plans to appeal. In Oregon, a judge found ICE violated an earlier order through warrantless arrests and deficient records, including finding an officer lied in an official record; expanded disclosure requirements may clarify the scope. A special master will examine possible misrepresentations in the golf-course case, while other ethics and surveillance claims remain unresolved or uncorroborated.