Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system.
Senators Say Bessent Misled Them on DOGE’s Treasury Access
Three Senate Democrats criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what they call a “lack of candor” about what DOGE workers are doing with US payment systems. Follow The Big Take daily podcast wherever you listen.
US judges bar Musk's DOGE from Treasury, allow access to health, labor
A federal judge extended a block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team from accessing payment systems at the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday, while another judge allowed the billionaire's DOGE staffers to access records at health,
Judge extends temporary block against Elon Musk's access to Treasury Department records
The New York case that blocked Elon Musk's access to Treasury records is one of three cases against the Department of Government Efficiency.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
US Treasury watchdog begins audit of DOGE access to federal payment system, AP reports
The Treasury Department's inspector general said on Friday it began an audit of security controls for the U.S. government's payment system, the Associated Press reported, after Democratic senators expressed concern about the access given to President Donald Trump's aide Elon Musk and his staff.
Federal judge extends order blocking DOGE access to Treasury payment system
District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Friday that a temporary restraining order would stay in place for now but said that she would issue her full decision soon.
Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access
In a letter to Senate Democrats, Treasury Deputy Inspector General Loren Sciurba said that the office opened an audit into the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s payments systems on Feb
Twenty red states back DOGE in lawsuit challenging access to Treasury system
The brief argues that President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE employees were acting lawfully in accessing the Treasury payment system.
US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data
A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury ...
Trump Nominates Two People for Top Posts at the US Treasury
President Donald Trump has nominated two people to high-profile positions at the Treasury Department, according to a document ...
Making change: Trump tells US Treasury to stop making pennies. What if we drop the penny?
President Trump said he wants the U.S. Treasury to stop making pennies. Can he do a penny drop? Does it need Congressional ...
Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here ...
Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO
An email sent to workers at the US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service said DOGE’s Tom Krause is “currently” ...
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of ...
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Elon Musk has been pushed out of the Treasury
In one of several affidavits filed on the night of February 11th, Joseph Gioeli, a Treasury official in charge of technology ...
US posts $129 billion January deficit on calendar shifts, higher outlays
The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit ...