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Treasury says Musk’s DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system
The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed to the agency have “read-only” access to its sensitive $5 trillion US payments system and that no payments have been suspended or rejected ...
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Elon Musk alleges $50B in fraud at Treasury after judge blocks DOGE audit
Elon Musk responded to a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive Treasury Department data with a blitz of X posts alleging ...
Politico4d
Judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
A federal judge on Saturday issued a sweeping block on most Trump administration officials — including Elon Musk and his allies — from accessing sensitive Treasury records for at least a week ...
The New York Times4d
Musk Team’s Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge’s Ordered Halt
Feb. 8, 2025 A federal judge’s order that Elon Musk’s team temporarily cease boring into the Treasury Department’s payment systems raises a far larger question: whether what Elon Musk has ...
The New York Times6d
Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
Trump administration appointees and allies of Elon Musk wanted to use the Treasury’s sensitive payment system to block disbursements. By Andrew Duehren Alan Rappeport and Theodore Schleifer In ...
The Washington Post11d
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
Billionaire Elon Musk’s deputies have gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department system responsible for trillions of dollars in U.S. government payments after the administration ousted a ...
CBS News8d
DOGE task force gains access to U.S. Treasury Department data, payment systems
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, run by President Trump's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. Bessent, in two interviews this ...
Fox Business7d
Government And Institutions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" and urged Republicans to make President Donald Trump's tax cut permanent, rather than a temporary extension. Elon Musk ...
Politico27d
Chinese hackers accessed thousands of Treasury files, including Yellen’s, officials told lawmakers
Treasury and other law enforcement officials told lawmakers Wednesday that Chinese hackers gained access to more than 3,000 unclassified agency files as part of a cybersecurity breach last year ...