Treasury, Congress watchdogs launch audits into DOGE access to payment system
Two government watchdogs have launched audits into the new Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to a sensitive federal payment system located at the Treasury Department. The Treasury’s Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told senators this week they are looking into DOGE employees’ access to the system,
Judge will consider continuing to block DOGE from accessing Treasury payment systems
A federal judge in New York will consider whether to continue blocking Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems.
“DOGE” Access to Treasury Payment Systems Raises Serious Risks
This primer explains what the Bureau of the Fiscal Service does, how it has traditionally been managed by career civil servants, and the risks posed by tampering with the system.
Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’
The assessment, done by the contractor Booz Allen, came before Treasury formally tapped an ally of Elon Musk to oversee the payment system.
Watchdogs probe DOGE's access to Treasury payments system, Musk's fraud allegations
The Government Accountability Office and Treasury Department inspector general both said they were probing access to the payment systems.
Judge Hears Arguments Over Musk’s Access to Sensitive Treasury Data
After a lawsuit filed last week by 19 attorneys general, a judicial ruling temporarily blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the information.
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.
Judge Extends Block on Elon Musk's DOGE From Accessing Treasury Systems
A U.S. judge on Friday extended a temporary block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team, known as DOGE, from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in payments.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to federal government’s payment system
The Musk team has pushed for access to the government’s computer systems and sought to remove tens of thousands of federal workers.
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” ...
Why Musk Is So Focused on the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, America’s ‘Checkbook’
Spending power, privacy concerns and conflicts of interest have put the bureau at the center of a political fight.
Treasury Department revokes access ‘mistakenly’ given to Musk aide
A former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “mistakenly” received editing access to a sensitive federal payment ...
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat ...
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How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
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Rumor of DOGE visit to Parkersburg’s Bureau of Fiscal Service draws protest
Local protesters marched Tuesday around the buildings of the federal Bureau of the Fiscal Service in downtown Parkersburg to ...
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Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out
Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men Trump administration policies that allowed Elon Musk's ...
Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury Department payment system, legal filings say
A 25-year-old associate of Elon Musk and former Treasury Department employee was "mistakenly" given the ability to make changes to a sensitive federal payment system, officials with the Bureau of the ...