Unpacking claims that Elon Musk and his DOGE team secured access to Treasury payment systems
Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment system, according to several ...
Here's how Elon Musk's access to Treasury system may impact Social Security
The new Department of Government Efficiency now has access to a federal system responsible for $6 trillion in annual payments.
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Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems
A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system used to disperse trillions of dollars to Americans each year and warned that Musk ...
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“DOGE” Access to Treasury Payment Systems Raises Serious Risks
On January 31, reports began emerging from the Treasury Department that senior civil ... including tax refunds and benefit ...
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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
What Is the Treasury Payment System DOGE Wants to Control?
The US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service processes billions of payments worth trillions of dollars each year, acting as the central clearinghouse for almost everything the federal ...
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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The Treasury's payment system is one of Elon Musk's targets. Here's what it does, from Social Security to tax refunds.
The Treasury ... benefits, federal salaries, government contract payments, grants, and tax refunds this filing season," Wyden and Warren said. The scope of the payments means the systems hold ...
Treasury says Elon Musk's DOGE has "read only" access to payment systems
Democratic lawmakers have expressed concern that access to the system could allow DOGE, which disburses nearly 90% of all ...
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'Infinite Nightmares at Once': Veterans Data Swept Up in Musk's Takeover of Treasury System
Sensitive veterans data, including information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits ... Musk and his team gained access to the system that the Treasury Department uses to make all ...
Elon Musk claims treasury fraud worth $50 billion following DOGE access ban: 'So the fraud was allowed to continue...'
Elon Musk ignited controversy after a federal judge restricted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing ...
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There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good. An unelected and unaccountable billionaire wants to dictate what working families can and cannot afford.