DOGE, Treasury

Senators spar over DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
Democratic and Republican senators publicly sparred Wednesday over billionaire Elon Musk and his allies at the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) reported access to a sensitive federal
DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE's access to Treasury data
The DOJ agreed to a proposed order that would largely block the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency.
Judge Says Treasury Data Limit Applies to DOGE, Not Bessent
A federal judge in New York allowed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to access sensitive Treasury Department payments data, even as Elon Musk’s government efficiency team will remain locked out for now.
Justice Department seeks to stop order keeping DOGE out of Treasury systems
The Trump administration is pushing to end a court order that prohibits the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Treasury Department’s personal and financial data.
Musk furious as judge shuts down DOGE access to Treasury payment system
The US Treasury Department’s payment servers hold the tax returns, social security data and bank account numbers of every adult citizen of the United States. They are, one would assume, among the most highly secured servers on earth and yet it seems that all the employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) needed to do to access these systems after January 20 was to walk into Treasury Department offices and demand access to the servers’ credentials.
Elon Musk’s Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous
Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use sensitive Treasury information to punish their enemies — or they could break America’s payment system entirely.
US Treasury taps former regulator Hood to lead bank watchdog
The U.S. Treasury Department has appointed Rodney Hood to serve as the acting comptroller of the currency from February 10, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement on Friday.
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Lawmakers discuss ‘debanking’ in crypto, raise concerns about Musk’s access to Treasury systems
Lawmakers debated why banks are suddenly closing customer accounts, a phenomenon they call “debanking,” at a hearing Feb. 5, ...
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US taxpayer dollars have supported foreign competition of domestic shrimpers
Fishermen and shrimpers in the United States have been in a decades-long battle with the very institutions meant to protect them, specifically the U.S. Treasury Department and its World Bank ...
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Musk's team can access Treasury systems. What could go wrong?
Potential cybersecurity and data privacy violations are among the many dangers of giving the Tesla CEO free rein over systems ...