( October 28, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge granted summary judgment to federal employee unions and current and former federal employees on their Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims challenging the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to sensitive personnel records maintained by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), finding that OPM violated the Privacy Act by granting DOGE agents broad access to records containing personally identifiable information (PII) without a demonstrated need and failed to adhere to established cybersecurity safeguards, but reserved a determination on whether permanent injunctive relief is warranted....