N.Y. Federal Judge Denies Reconsideration Motion To Seal DOGE Agent Names

( May 1, 2026, 12:10 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge denied a motion for partial reconsideration filed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), refusing to revisit her April 1 order unsealing the identities of six DOGE agents after finding that the agencies failed to meet their burden of demonstrating that continued sealing of the agents’ identities is necessary to preserve their privacy and safety in a Privacy Act and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) suit challenging DOGE’s access to personnel records maintained by OPM....