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Six Cabinet secretaries are now involved in managing Education Department programs.
Labor's Employment and Training Administration will house most K-12 programs currently run by the Education Department.
Interior's Bureau of Indian Education will house most K-12 programs for Native American students.
State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will handle some internationally oriented higher education programs.
Health and Human Services will house several K-12 programs, including Full-Service Community Schools and Promise Neighborhoods.
Treasury will manage the Education Department’s student loan portfolio through the Bureau of Fiscal Services.
The shifts reflect a broad move to interagency management of education programs under Trump.
The article notes staffing declines across several involved agencies during Trump’s tenure.
State Department staff also faced notable reductions during the transition.
Kennedy, as HHS secretary, supports policy moves like proposing vaccine and education-related changes.

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A DC judge denied both sides' motions for summary judgment in AFL-CIO v. DOL, keeping the dispute alive.
The ruling centers on whether DOGE affiliates were employees of the agencies or detailed to them via the US Digital Service.
The court found the structure might not violate the Privacy Act, but questions remain about the number of DOGE workers.
HHS and DOL had granted DOGE access to highly sensitive information, including Medicare patient data and social security numbers.
The judge noted the timing and scope of DOGE's inquiries were argued as adherence to executive orders rather than agency policy changes.
The case challenges data access policies at DOL, HHS, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The judge ordered agencies to provide more information about DOGE’s activities beyond mid-March 2025.
Bates indicated DOGE affiliates may have been tasked with software modernization.
The case is AFL-CIO v. DOL, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Judge John D. Bates authored the decision in the case.

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