The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit over its removal of a government website that tracked how federal funds are disbursed to agencies. The nonprofit Protect Democracy Project filed the suit Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., accusing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of violating federal law when the database “went dark, without explanation” last month.
The site, mandated by legislation passed during the Biden administration, made public the apportionments process — how Congress-appropriated funds are released to agencies in stages. The lawsuit argues the data is critical for public oversight and congressional accountability, especially in tracking funding for Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
OMB Director Russell Vought claimed the system disclosed “predecisional” and “deliberative” information. But the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejected that reasoning in a letter last week, stating apportionments are “legally binding decisions” and must be made public under current law.
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